OT: Silent Spring (

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> I know this is long, but I figured some of y'all

> might enjoy reading

> this

 

 

I did enjoy the article. Sure gives food for thought

(pun intended). I do not practice what I know to be

right (and sometimes even preach). In fact, in the

last few years I have really become thoughtless in my

actions.

 

This article brought to mind a book I had to read for

an Environment course I was taking at the local

college back in the 80's. I highly recommend those

who are interested in this should read:

 

" Silent Spring " by Rachel Carson. Originally written

in the early 1960's, it is very revealing about what

was feared and what has been realized almost 50 yrs

later.

 

I checked and Amazon has it and I am sure your local

libraries will too.

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0618249060/qid=1106936864/sr=8-1/r\

ef=pd_csp_1/102-2011355-9220919?v=glance & s=books & n=507846

 

Brief Synopsis:

 

Editorial Reviews

 

Amazon.com

Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first

shattering look at widespread ecological degradation

and touched off an environmental awareness that still

exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons

from insecticides, weed killers, and other common

products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture,

a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food

source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more

dangerous than radiation and that for the first time

in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that

stayed in their systems from birth to death. Presented

with thorough documentation, the book opened more than

a few eyes about the dangers of the modern world and

stands today as a landmark work.

 

Until I took that course there were so many things I

had never thought about. I lost my thoughts about it

for a while, but am coming back.

 

Just thought some of ya'll might be interested.

 

Laura

 

 

 

 

 

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