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Why not read "The False Crises of Rachel Carson: Silent Spring at 50" for a critique of this badly flawed book?

Dave Schaafsma From the very first and to this day, corporate climate change deniers have viciously been trying to discredit Rachel Carson's commitment to save the p…moreFrom the very first and to this day, corporate climate change deniers have viciously been trying to discredit Rachel Carson's commitment to save the planet. You know, chemicals are not bad for the planet! Libtards! God gave us the planet to treat it rapaciously for our own greed. And the critics in a sense are winning, good for them, as the polar ice caps melt and the ocean warms and is filled with plastic and deregulation of poisons but the fake EPA threatens our very existence. We bear no responsibility for any wrong-doing! (less)

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Has this book been updated at all by other books? What happened to the programs that have been put in place because of her writing this book? I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would love to know any progress that has been made because of it.

Samantha Currently, there are several fields of study devoted addressing current and potentially negative impacts of food systems and farming methods, such as …moreCurrently, there are several fields of study devoted addressing current and potentially negative impacts of food systems and farming methods, such as rural sociology, various agricultural sciences, food ethics, etc. A good place to start might be "From Field to Fork: Food Ethics for Everyone" by Paul Thompson or "The Ethics of What We Eat" by Peter Singer and Jim Mason. In addition, the 2016 collection published by Oxford University Press called "Food, Ethics, and Society: An Introductory Text with Readings" may be also be helpful, as it gives readers a feel for the depth of work currently being done on food systems. I could also send you a list of readings from the agricultural sciences, as well, if you like. The above readings are pretty accessible, but readings can quickly take one down the academic "rabbit hole," if you're not careful.

I currently publish in this area and work with small scale farmers and pork producers in the US, so I am more than happy to provide resources for further exploration in this area.

Meanwhile, happy reading!
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