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The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson

The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson

FromKGNU - How On Earth


The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson

FromKGNU - How On Earth

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson (start time 6:20). The book Silent Spring, published in 1962, is widely credited for setting the stage for the modern environmental movement. Its author, Rachel Carson, an unassuming field biologist and writer, uncovered how in the process of killing crop pests, chemicals such as DDT were also killing birds, fish … Continue reading "The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson"
Released:
Oct 30, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

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