![]() ![]() To prevent the harmful effects of pesticides, we need more education and other, environment-friendly ways to preserve crops.DDT can harm people even without direct exposure.The main problem with pesticides is that they don’t target pests exclusively.Here are 3 lessons I took away about the use of pesticides and environmental protection: Because of the boldness and simplicity in how Carson articulates this truth, her book still inspires activists all around the world today. Humans are dependant on their living environment and it is, therefore, pure madness to disregard this environment’s protection. Silent Spring carries a message that is as relevant today as it was back in the 1960s. ![]() She was also posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter. Her work is said to have led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was, by formal education, a marine biologist who also published a few bestselling books about the sea and ocean biospheres. Rachel Carson and her work began initiating a shift in global environmental consciousness. Released in 1962, it focuses on the negative effects of chemical pesticides that were, at the time, a large part of US agriculture. Silent Spring is considered the book that started the global grassroots environmental movement. ![]()
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