Fourth of July is a celebration of agitation (23) Jul 5, 2009
It was only getting started and the rebellion has moved through such great forces of agitation as the abolitionists and suffragists, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, the Populists and the Wobblies, Fighting Bob La Follette and Huey Long, the Square Deal and New Deal, Mother Jones and Woodie Guthrie, Rachel Carson and Ralph Nader, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez and on into todays continuing fight for economic fairness, social justice and equal opportunity for all. Without... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Beachgoers warned to steer clear of seabirds Jul 4, 2009
But the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and Maine Audubon are asking beachgoers to make sure they don't imperil two rare seabirds that nest on beaches: piping plovers and least terns. Piping plovers are federally listed as threatened and both species are on Maine's endangered species list. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Plover-related protest scheduled for Saturday Jul 3, 2009
WELLS, Maine -- A protest over predators -- including raccoons and skunks -- being euthanized to save piping plovers will begin at 9:30 a.m. July 4 in front of the Rachel Carson Federal Wildlife Refuge on Route 9 in Wells. According to Lt. Jerry Congdon of the Wells Police Department, protesters will be able to walk along the gravel portion on the side of the road, but not park there. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
DEP Accepting Comments on Stormwater Permit Revisions Jul 3, 2009
"It does not implement or relate to any new or proposed regulations at either the federal or state level; however it provides a template for meeting existing federal and state water quality regulations. "A proposed section relating to total maximum daily loads, or TMDLs, has been incorporated into the permit to assist those municipalities that are required to meet water quality standards where the waters are impaired," Hanger explained. A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a... (PR Newswire)
Carson's true view on using DDT Jul 3, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Wildlife Alliance plans plover predator protest Jun 30, 2009
KENNEBUNK, Maine -- Its the thought of baby raccoons left motherless and starving that prompted Cathy Lank to plan a protest at the Rachel Carson Federal Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, July 4 ... Ward Feurt, the director at Rachel Carson, said he understands Lank and Cavanaughs concerns, but that he and other biologists have to take a big picture view ... Thats the reason Lank, Cavanaugh and others will be out at 9:30 a.m. July 4 and 11, peacefully protesting in front of the Rachel Carson... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Three bridges to be restricted Jun 30, 2009
Lanes will be closed starting today on the Roberto Clemente, Andy Warhol and Rachel Carson bridges, the Allegheny County Public Works Department announced. The single lane closures will occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and will affect only one bridge at a time. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Malaria, DDT, and desperation in Uganda Jun 27, 2009
MBARARA, Uganda WITH MALARIA sapping so much life and potential, Uganda has been driven to spray the interior of homes with DDT. The insecticide, made infamous by Rachel Carson s Silent Spring, has long been banned in the United States for wildlife devastation; among other consequences, it made bald eagles eggs too thin for their young to survive. But malaria here in Uganda is so intense, top officials have answered local and international DDT critics by saying, as Vice President Gilbert Bukenya... (Boston Globe)
Post the First Comment Jun 26, 2009
The performance, "A Sense of Wonder," told the story of Rachel Carson, a marine biologist and nature writer. Carson's writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. (The Villanovan, PA)
Brown chooses unconventional method of treatment (8) Jun 20, 2009
The first author to come out against the pesticide DDT and avoiding scavenger food was a book called Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, Brown said. She believed that prescriptions do more harm than good and there is something in nature to cure everything. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Public Health: Safe swimming May 30, 2009
I want safe springs; not the silent ones, of which Rachel Carson wrote. Cathleen Drinan is the health agent for the Town of Halifax. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
VIDEO: Cat killed, woman taken to hospital as Beverly building goes up in flames May 27, 2009
Rachel Carson, who lives in the other downstairs unit, was also uninjured. She was outside with a cordless phone when the fire was discovered and called 911. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Harrisburg's Peregrine Falcons to Be Banded During Live Internet Webcast May 23, 2009
The birds live on a ledge of the Rachel Carson Building, where DEP is headquartered ... The other four young falcons will be taken to the Rachel Carson Building's auditorium and banded as part of the live Internet lesson ... The increase is a direct result of peregrine re-introduction efforts, such as the one on the Rachel Carson State Office Building. (PR Newswire)
Guest commentary: The Death of Environmentalism May 19, 2009
The authors question the effectiveness of environmental tales of tragedy told by Rachel Carson and others as quasi-religious narratives that begin with unspoiled Nature as paradise, which is then destroyed by fallen man s over-consumption and materialism, and finally redeemed by sacrifice; limits to growth, sustainability, recycling, another way, learning to live with less become paths to salvation. Schellenberger argues that only a wealthy society that has taken care of the material needs of... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Rockefeller preserve has natural appeal May 17, 2009
A resource room with oversized, Craftsman-style leather chairs contains tomes from leading nature writers such as Rachel Carson, Edward Abbey, and Henry David Thoreau. Although the center is open from May through October, the preserve's eight miles of hiking trails are accessible year-round. (Boston Globe)
Pennsylvania DEP Extends Public Comment Period on New Program to Help Communities Cut Energy Costs May 16, 2009
Text hiding to spacing. May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The public has two additional weeks to comment on a new grant program that will help local governments and non-profit groups reduce energy costs and promote conservation, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today. (PR Newswire)
Cutting Pollution In Chesapeake Bay May 14, 2009
Speaking to reporters aboard the University of Maryland's research vessel Rachel Carson on the Bush River, O'Malley also said the state will set new two-year goals, instead of setting deadlines far into the future when state and local leaders can no longer be held accountable. "The news for tomorrow is that we're no longer going to declare goals that happen 10 and 20 years beyond the political life of any public servant," O'Malley, a Democrat, said just before a regional meeting on restoring the... (W-USA News, DC)
Feast seeks to sustain 'eat local' message May 14, 2009
If you've missed that headline, the folks at the Rachel Carson Homestead in Springdale want to change that ... Rachel Carson, whose "Silent Spring," published 47 years ago, raised discussion of the impact of pesticides to a worldwide level, would most likely approve of the feast's message -- "Let's celebrate the sustainable things," said Ms. Fisher -- if not the hubbub. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar: 5/10/09 May 10, 2009
Rachel Carson Trail Challenge, 34-mile hike. Homestead Challenge, 16-mile hike. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
La Crosse area students advance to national history contest May 5, 2009
Junior Group Performances: Rose von Muchow and Olivia Sasaki, Lincoln Middle School, Rachel Carson, national finalists. Senior Individual Performances: Desiree Peters, Marlana Parker and Brian Vargo, Fighting Bob, second honorable mention. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar: 5/3/09 (Yesterday) May 4, 2009
Second of four conditioning hikes on Rachel Carson Trail in preparation for annual June 20 hike over entire 34 miles. Fast-paced, steep, 10-mile walk of from Dorseyville to Springdale. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
How Abe, Elvis, and other luminaries really got educated Apr 19, 2009
With chapters profiling such luminaries as Ben Franklin and environmentalist Rachel Carson, it's a keyhole view into the country's first two centuries. "To describe how and what we learn is to talk about the forces of history," suggests Wolff, author of "4th of July, Asbury Park," an appealingly odd little history of the seaside New Jersey town that inspired Bruce Springsteen's vision of America. (Boston Globe)
It's OK to have weeds in your lawn, author says Apr 18, 2009
After degrees from Harvard and Radcliffe, the University of Kentucky and Cornell University, she now is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, an acting director of the school's Rachel Carson Institute. Carson graduated from Chatham, which was then called the Pennsylvania College for Women, in 1929. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
How PCBs May Alter In Utero, Neonatal Brain Development Apr 15, 2009
(May 27, 2008) Since the 1962 publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, awareness of how environmental toxicants can impact fertility has increased. Researchers now provide evidence that adverse reproductive. (Science Daily)
Passero: Go green: Naturally, inexpensively Apr 15, 2009
And Rachel Carson ( Silent Spring, 1956) would approve. Barbara Passero lives on Grant Avenue. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
RECYCLING BIN: Educate yourself with events, resources Apr 4, 2009
Often described as today s Rachel Carson, Steingraber is recognized internationally as an expert on environmental links to cancer and human health. For details and advance registration, see. (Concord Journal, MA)
Counting birds Apr 3, 2009
Just as they were when Rachel Carson published Silent Spring nearly 50 years ago, birds today are a bellwether of the health of land, water and ecosystems ... We must work together now to ensure we never hear the deafening silence in our forests, fields and backyards that Rachel Carson warned us about. (Why Files)
"Earth Hour": lights-off for brighter future Mar 29, 2009
The idea of sustainable development began to take shape since 1962 when American biologist Rachel Carson published his book "Silent Spring." However, until recent decades people remain addicted to massive industrial development, burdening the earth with excessive energy consumption. Just as the theme of this year's "Earth Hour" -- "Vote Earth! Your Light Switch is Your Vote" indicates, the world today needs more than mere sophisticated ideas, it needs concrete and immediate actions. (Xinhuanet, China)
Students compete with research projects during National History Day competition Mar 26, 2009
Junior Group Performance: Rose von Muchow and Olivia Sasaki, La Crosse Lincoln Middle School, Rachel Carson ; Gabbi Fasnacht, Jaclyn Johnson, Sydney Brock and Brianna Dahl, Holmen Middle School, Uncovering the History of a Holocaust Hero ; Breanna Armstrong and Maranda Pientok, Holmen Middle School, Molly Pitcher Steps into the Line of Fire to Fight a Man s Job ... Women s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department Women s History Award: Rose von Muchow and Olivia Sasaki, Lincoln Middle School,... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
How to sustain local interest Mar 26, 2009
Other speakers will include Christopher Fullerton of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA); Patricia DeMarco of the Rachel Carson Homestead, on "Living in Harmony: Why Organic Matters"; Thomas J. Reynolds, director of the Robert A. Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems at Slippery Rock University; and Dennis vanEngelsdorp, acting Pennsylvania state apiarist, on "Honey Bee Decline: Why it Matters.". Joshua Burnett, program manager of Grow Pittsburgh's Edible Schoolyard... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cooler Heads May Prevail in Climate Debate Mar 25, 2009
The film details how the decision to ban DDT was based on the pseudo science -- offered up as fact -- in Rachel Carson s book, Silent Spring. Gore often cites Carson as his heroine. (Human Events Online)
BOOKS: 'Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto' Mar 24, 2009
This chapter begins with a debunking of Rachel Carson, the author of "Silent Spring" and advocate against DDT pesticides. Mr. Levin forcefully argues that Miss Carson, in the name of stopping cancer, indirectly caused the deaths of millions in the Third World who perished from the malaria carried by mosquitoes DDT helped eradicate. (Insight on the News)
Birds on the brink Mar 21, 2009
"Just as they were when Rachel Carson published 'Silent Spring' nearly 50 years ago, birds today are a bellwether of the health of land, water and ecosystems," Salazar said ... "Just as they were when Rachel Carson published 'Silent Spring' nearly 50 years ago, birds today are a bellwether of the health of land, water and ecosystems," Salazar said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Being honored Mar 20, 2009
The wine and cheese reception will be followed by a production of, "A Sense of Wonder," a one-woman performance by Lauilani Lee, celebrating the life of seminal environmental scientist Rachel Carson, the author of "Silent Spring.". Tickets for the event are available at , or by calling 636-2888. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Some bird populations plummet Mar 20, 2009
"Just as they were when Rachel Carson published Silent Spring nearly 50 years ago, birds today are a bellwether of the health of land, water, and ecosystems," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a statement. "From shorebirds in New England to warblers in Michigan to songbirds in Hawaii, we are seeing disturbing downward population trends that should set off environmental alarm bells.". (Boston Globe)
Calendar of events Mar 19, 2009
3-24-09 - Evening with Rachel Carson, a film screening,7:15 p.m. at Ball HallSponsored by the Department of Environmental Studies and the Women's Studies Program. 3-24-09 - "Understanding the Endtime: The Mark of the Beast," 7 p.m. at Cave Common Grounds. (East Tennessean, TN)
5 middle schoolers survive plunge off cliff Mar 17, 2009
Their efforts to save each other during a hiking trip on the Rachel Carson Trail sent relatives scrambling to find them and ended when rescuers with ropes and stretchers lowered them to safety ... McKenzie Himes, 11, said the hikers had picked a circular trail, and the kids briefly split up from their parents, planning to "meet in the middle." The Rachel Carson Trail winds along the spine of the 300-foot-high, heavily wooded ridge paralleling the Allegheny River in Harrison. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Local women re-enact suffrage picketing Mar 15, 2009
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Bike-pedestrian projects to see funds Mar 13, 2009
It will extend from the Rachel Carson Bridge at Ninth Street to the old Fort Wayne railroad bridge. Plans call for a cantilevered riverwalk, landscaped slope and a boat landing. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Screenings planned for Women's History Month Mar 11, 2009
A Sense of Wonder focuses on noted environmentalist Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book Silent Spring is credited with starting the modern environmental movement. The film will be shown more than 1,500 times this month nationwide, including at major environmental centers and colleges, Chapin said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Book Buzz: Womens History Month Mar 4, 2009
Published: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 7:22 PM HST In celebration of Women s History Month, the Friends of Lihu e Public Library, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters and the Kaua i Committee on the Status of Women, is sponsoring a free public screening of Kaiulani Lee s film A Sense of Wonder: An Evening with Rachel Carson at 7 p.m., March 25, at the Lihu e Library Conference Room ... Try Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall or Alice Waters ... Rachel Carson s book focuses on the poisons from... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 1 Mar 1, 2009
Another is Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book, "Silent Spring" helped lay the foundation of modern environmental awareness. In recent years, women have concentrated on education. (PR Newswire)
Ask the Experts: What are bedbugs? Are they Dangerous? Feb 28, 2009
But they have been making a comeback since the insecticide was banned in the U.S. in 1972, a decade after journalist Rachel Carson documented the chemical's damaging effects on humans and in her book Silent Spring. "I'm petrified to turn the lights off at night," one discouraged New Yorker told this week. (Scientific American)
* FEATURE: Environmental campaigner uses soft power Feb 16, 2009
Chinas equivalent of Silent Spring, said Mark ONeill, a colleague during the 1990s, refering to the 1962 book by Rachel Carson credited with helping launch the environmental movement in the US.. ONeill said Mas calm approach was crucial to the NGOs success. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Economic recovery act to create 100,000 jobs Feb 12, 2009
Rachel Carson, a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, based much of her seminal work, Silent Spring, on research done at Patuxent Research Refuge, which was established in 1936 as the nation's only national wildlife refuge to support wildlife research. Got an opinion. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Mike Turner The intensity is seen in Mike Turner’s work at the 2008 Minnesota high school all-star football game. Feb 8, 2009
He began his teaching career at Vanderbilt University in Nashville in 1961, the same year Rachel Carson s Silent Spring was published, launching public awareness of the relationship between the environment and human health. Vanderbilt was a great school, but the focus of the biology department was to send students onto med school, he said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The on-air interrupters Feb 7, 2009
I once heard Limbaugh say that Rachel Carson (author of "Silent Spring" and arguably the herald of the environmental movement) was responsible for more human deaths than Stalin and Hitler put together, reason being that her book got the pesticide DDT banned, resulting in the death of millions of Africans over three generations ... So the correct number of Africans who died because of Rachel Carson would be zero, not 30 million. (NJ.com -- Times)
