The University of Kansas is holding a special event examining the controversy surrounding Rachel Carson, called Voices from the Margins. This will be June 7 at 6:30 pm at the Spencer Museum of Art."Please join us for an exploration of the change and controversy ignited by biologist Rachel Carson (1907-1964), author of Silent Spring (1962). The film, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, originally broadcast as part of the award-winning PBS history series “American Experience,” chronicles reactions to Carson’s views and efforts to discredit her work."
I will be covering this since I have a special interest in Rachel Carson.
Update: Here's another Rachel Carson post on her upcoming 100th birthday. (Tip of the antennae to Rebecca over at Pocahontis County Fare for this post.)
Thanks for the link to your previous post about Rachel Carson. I've only been following your blog a few months, but I see I will be reading some "back issues" soon.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realized people were Carson-bashing again, or that they had "forgotten" about the DDT-resistance issue. I feel sure there would have been no DDT ban had DDT not lost much of its efficacy, especially for dipterans.
By chance, I also posted about Rachel Carson today.