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<blockquote>A daunting theme runs throughout ''Silent Spring'' — that man’s ingenuity would be his own worst enemy. And therein lies the essence of Rachel’s folly. Carson and her intellectual heirs in the [[environmental movement]] embrace a mistaken vision of [[technology]]. It is an impaired vision that considers only the risks of industrial chemical compounds, and not the risks created by their absence.<ref>http://www.fumento.com/rachel.pdf</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>A daunting theme runs throughout ''Silent Spring'' — that man’s ingenuity would be his own worst enemy. And therein lies the essence of Rachel’s folly. Carson and her intellectual heirs in the [[environmental movement]] embrace a mistaken vision of [[technology]]. It is an impaired vision that considers only the risks of industrial chemical compounds, and not the risks created by their absence.<ref>http://www.fumento.com/rachel.pdf</ref></blockquote> | ||
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Revision as of 01:24, July 12, 2016
Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson in 1962. It has been credited with helping to start the environmentalism movement in the United States.
Criticism
Michelle Malkin and Michael Fumento wrote:
A daunting theme runs throughout Silent Spring — that man’s ingenuity would be his own worst enemy. And therein lies the essence of Rachel’s folly. Carson and her intellectual heirs in the environmental movement embrace a mistaken vision of technology. It is an impaired vision that considers only the risks of industrial chemical compounds, and not the risks created by their absence.[1]