Patricia Ludwig of the American Council on Science and Health weighs in on Carson’s legacy. She notes: “The real legacy left behind by [...]
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“Acknowledge the Mistakes Carson Made”
In today’s Wall Street Journal Uganda’s director of Health Services Sam Zaramba points out the perils of anti-DDT campaigns to his country. He notes: “Misguided [...]
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Post by Eli Lehrer—Competitive Enterprise Institute
One hundred years after her birth in May of 1907, it’s difficult to underestimate Rachel Carson’s influence. Unfortunately, it’s all [...]
Uganda’s President on DDT Critics
In a recent State of the Nation speech, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni laments impediments to life-saving uses of DDT caused by DDT critics: “Having gone [...]
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CEI’s Richard Morrison tells the story of DDT and Malaria on YouTube in one of his periodic vodcasts. Check it out:
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John Tierney’s piece on Rachel Carson in yesterday’s New York Times is under attack in the comments section of Tierney’s blog. The critiques go to [...]
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Today John Tierney takes on the legacy of Rachel Carson in the New York Times Science section. Tierney notes: “For Rachel Carson admirers, it has [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Greens Rather Attack the Debate
Environmental activists from Environmental Defense, the Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA), and the Silent Spring Institute refuse to debate me (and probably anyone [...]
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National Review Online—Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, the 1962 book that launched the modern environmental movement, was born a century ago this week, and [...]
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Paul Driessen—Congress of Racial Equality
The New York Post—ACTIVISTS say companies should be honest and accountable, and put people ahead of profits. But unless these common-sense [...]
