Winfield Sterling
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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?
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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 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!
Ariel Morandy
Maybe because your collection of 5 stars books show a clear inclination to support Trump crazy environment policies , Flat Earther adopter , SUV owner, beef eater, probably a good dose of white anger, KKK and NRA supporter probably, catholic fervent, in short all the symptoms of someone I wont trust at all.
Shalini
Hi AnnMarie
A quick question - if you are a believer in science, and are calling Rachel Carson a non-scientist with an "obvious agenda", why don't you believe in the climate change science that even a non-scientist like Rachel Carson, so clearly prophecized, when no one was talking about it? Only if we had all paid heed to the things she was talking about back then, we would not be in this mess we are in today!
It seems to me that it was not her but you who has an "agenda" - which is to discredit anything that requires you to make a change in your indulgent lifestyle, even if it is for the benefit of future generations. Do you not have any kids or nieces and nephews that you care about? Or is it that you don't care about anyone if it interferes with your comfort! don't believe you're this complacent!
Instead of listening to the right wing/left wing conspiracy theories, use you own judgement and open your eyes to the realities of global warming, plastic pollution, water scarcity, climate change, and all other human actions on the only planet we have, earth!
A quick question - if you are a believer in science, and are calling Rachel Carson a non-scientist with an "obvious agenda", why don't you believe in the climate change science that even a non-scientist like Rachel Carson, so clearly prophecized, when no one was talking about it? Only if we had all paid heed to the things she was talking about back then, we would not be in this mess we are in today!
It seems to me that it was not her but you who has an "agenda" - which is to discredit anything that requires you to make a change in your indulgent lifestyle, even if it is for the benefit of future generations. Do you not have any kids or nieces and nephews that you care about? Or is it that you don't care about anyone if it interferes with your comfort! don't believe you're this complacent!
Instead of listening to the right wing/left wing conspiracy theories, use you own judgement and open your eyes to the realities of global warming, plastic pollution, water scarcity, climate change, and all other human actions on the only planet we have, earth!
Jeff
Why not suggest an alternative view without attacking a time-honored book? Although the title of your alternate also attacks.
Silent Spring should be read in its historical context, and recognized for awakening the public's conscience regarding its own health. Carson admits the science is incomplete in 1962: No one had studied the effects of manufactured chemicals on humans, and few tests were done on non-target species. But it should be simple enough to understand that killing predator is good for prey, which may then become more of a pest for humans, or that covering ourselves and our food with poison may have some real consequences for us.
Silent Spring should be read in its historical context, and recognized for awakening the public's conscience regarding its own health. Carson admits the science is incomplete in 1962: No one had studied the effects of manufactured chemicals on humans, and few tests were done on non-target species. But it should be simple enough to understand that killing predator is good for prey, which may then become more of a pest for humans, or that covering ourselves and our food with poison may have some real consequences for us.
Ketutar Jensen
Why not read this book to know for yourself whether it is "badly flawed" or not? Had you actually read it, you'd know that she doesn't say once that insecticides/pesticides are devil's invention, abominable, has to be forbidden, bad, bad, bad! She says that people should know what they are doing, consider the options, be aware of THE FACT that toxins are toxic.
Silent Spring is written by a biologist who has studied the effects of poisons, The False Crises is written by two economists and a geography professor. Reading their book as a critique of this one, is like going to Jenny McCarthy to get a second opinion to that of your doctor.
Also, you know David Allen Sibley? He thinks Rachel Carson was right.
Silent Spring is written by a biologist who has studied the effects of poisons, The False Crises is written by two economists and a geography professor. Reading their book as a critique of this one, is like going to Jenny McCarthy to get a second opinion to that of your doctor.
Also, you know David Allen Sibley? He thinks Rachel Carson was right.
Winfield Sterling
And DDT was banned so millions in the third world died from malaria that could have been prevented. But the evil Dow Chemical Corporation could now be attacked with impunity, and a huge bureaucracy of the EPA could start issuing edicts with virtually no oversight.
Danielle
The Dewey call # for the book is 363.738. This Dewey area is geared toward "Social problems & social services" “Specific social problems and services “ “Measures to prevent, protect against, limit effects of problems”. "Protective measures". In other words, the message behind SILENT SPRING is about solving an issue that was/is occuring. There's no question about these issues happening, the question is how to solve the effects. Rachel Carson (1907-1964) offers solutions and in 1962 documented and wrote about environmental science in a way that was interesting to the science community and to the layman. The book has the merit of continuing to be an award-winning book, a popular read and galvanizes those interested in pursuing a solution. A professor recommended Silent Spring to me in 1978, and the book continues to receive awards and translations.
Shake Speare
That's not really a question about this book, more of a recommendation.
Phil Sheridan
Badly flawed book? Wow. I do not want to get in to this discussion. Reminds me of inane "critiques" on Youtube. I didn't think I would find the same on Goodreads. Oh well, that's the state of free speech in this new world of ours.
Halvor (Raknes)
About 21 minutes into this video with Stefan Molyneux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7a6u...
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