"The book's core message- that over-reliance on a particular pest-control strategy could have adverse environmental effects."
--http://www.america.gov/st/env-english/2008/May/20080602124852eaifas0.3241475.html&distid=ucs
Silent Spring
I had this same question lol. It's "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson's ideas were opposed primarily by those in the agricultural industry, chemical companies, and some government officials who felt that her book "Silent Spring" was alarmist and exaggerated the environmental dangers of pesticides like DDT. They were concerned that her work would lead to bans on these chemicals, which would have financial implications for their industries. Additionally, some people believed that her ideas threatened the progress of modern agriculture and economic development.
yes, at first, no one wanted to publish silent spring because it was against DDT.
President Kennedy read the book, or the serialized version of it in The New Yorker. Kennedy asked his President's Science Advisory Council to check the book for accuracy, and they did. They reported on May 15, 1963, that pesticides posed a great problem for Americans, that Rachel Carson's book was accurate, and that the government should speed action to control pesticide use and reduce damage from pesticides.See the report at the Related Link below.
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Pesticides
Silent Spring was written by Rachel Carson.
Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin, 1962.
"The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson" was published on September 1, 2012.
Rachel Carson was born on May 27, 1907. She published "Silent Spring" in 1962, which sparked the modern environmental movement. She passed away on April 14, 1964.
Rachel Carson's problem was the environmental damage caused by indiscriminate pesticide use, particularly DDT. She raised awareness about the harmful effects of pesticides on ecosystems and human health through her book "Silent Spring," which led to the eventual ban of DDT and sparked the modern environmental movement.
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Silent Spring.