Thirty Years After Silent Spring
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Thirty Years After Silent Spring
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Thirty Years After Silent Spring written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Silent Spring
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Author : Rachel Carson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-03-26
Silent Spring written by Rachel Carson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-26 with Science categories.
Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Despite condemnation in the press and heavy-handed attempts by the chemical industry to ban the book, Carson succeeded in creating a new public awareness of the environment which led to changes in government and inspired the ecological movement. It is thanks to this book, and the help of many environmentalists, that harmful pesticides such as DDT were banned from use in the US and countries around the world. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Lord Shackleton, a preface by World Wildlife Fund founder Julian Huxley, and an afterword by Carson's biographer Linda Lear.
Ddt Silent Spring And The Rise Of Environmentalism
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Author : Thomas Dunlap
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2017-08-24
Ddt Silent Spring And The Rise Of Environmentalism written by Thomas Dunlap and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-24 with Science categories.
No single event played a greater role in the birth of modern environmentalism than the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and its assault on insecticides. The documents collected by Thomas Dunlap trace shifting attitudes toward DDT and pesticides in general through a variety of sources: excerpts from scientific studies and government reports, advertisements from industry journals, articles from popular magazines, and the famous �Fable for Tomorrow� from Silent Spring. Beginning with attitudes toward nature at the turn of the twentieth century, the book moves through the use and early regulation of pesticides; the introduction and early success of DDT; the discovery of its environmental effects; and the uproar over Silent Spring. It ends with recent debates about DDT as a potential solution to malaria in Africa.
Thirty Years After Silent Spring
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Thirty Years After Silent Spring written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Pesticides
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Author : Peter F. Guerrero
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1992-09
Pesticides written by Peter F. Guerrero and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Gulf War Aftermath
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Author : M. Sadiq
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Gulf War Aftermath written by M. Sadiq and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
In 1962 Rachel Carson warned of the consequences of man's pollution in her book Silent Spring, a book that some feel marks the real beginning of our environmental awareness. Silent Spring told of the consequences of our increasing pesticide use to birds. Almost 30 years after her warning, the western Arabian Gulf experienced its "silent spring" when approximately 100,000 to 250,000 waterbirds died, along with millions of other organisms, due to the massive oil spill that resulted due to Gulf war. The magnitude of our environmental problems has continued to grow during the last thirty years to a point where even the "doomsday" environmentalists could hardly have envisioned back in 1962. It seems the death of yet uncounted thousands of humans was not sufficient for Saddam Husain. His desire for power and infamy led him to unleash environmental war on mankind. At the end of the Gulf war he set ablaze the oil fields of Kuwait and released more oil into the sea than had been spilled at any time throughout history. These actions were despicable and an affront to civilized man. A quality environment should be a right of all mankind, and to wage war by deliberately polluting the earth cannot be tolerated.
The Sea Around Us
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Sea Around Us written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Nature Wars
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Author : Mark L. Winston
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1999
Nature Wars written by Mark L. Winston and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nature categories.
A compelling book about ethics and choices, Nature Wars shows us the difference between protecting ourselves from real pests and poisoning ourselves and the planet.
Pesticides A Love Story
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Author : Michelle Mart
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2018-01-26
Pesticides A Love Story written by Michelle Mart and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-26 with History categories.
"Presto! No More Pests!" proclaimed a 1955 article introducing two new pesticides, "miracle-workers for the housewife and back-yard farmer." Easy to use, effective, and safe: who wouldn't love synthetic pesticides? Apparently most Americans did—and apparently still do. Why—in the face of dire warnings, rising expense, and declining effectiveness—do we cling to our chemicals? Michelle Mart wondered. Her book, a cultural history of pesticide use in postwar America, offers an answer. America's embrace of synthetic pesticides began when they burst on the scene during World War II and has held steady into the 21st century—for example, more than 90% of soybeans grown in the US in 2008 are Roundup Ready GMOs, dependent upon generous use of the herbicide glyphosate to control weeds. Mart investigates the attraction of pesticides, with their up-to-the-minute promise of modernity, sophisticated technology, and increased productivity—in short, their appeal to human dreams of controlling nature. She also considers how they reinforced Cold War assumptions of Western economic and material superiority. Though the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the rise of environmentalism might have marked a turning point in Americans' faith in pesticides, statistics tell a different story. Pesticides, a Love Story recounts the campaign against DDT that famously ensued; but the book also shows where our notions of Silent Spring's revolutionary impact falter—where, in spite of a ban on DDT, farm use of pesticides in the United States more than doubled in the thirty years after the book was published. As a cultural survey of popular and political attitudes toward pesticides, Pesticides, a Love Story tries to make sense of this seeming paradox. At heart, it is an exploration of the story we tell ourselves about the costs and benefits of pesticides—and how corporations, government officials, ordinary citizens, and the press shape that story to reflect our ideals, interests, and emotions.
Monthly Catalog Of United States Government Publications
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Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Monthly Catalog Of United States Government Publications written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Government publications categories.
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index