Forty Years: State Of The Environmental Movement

It has been forty years since the publication of Rachel Carson's landmark book, "Silent Spring," considered by many to be start of the environmental movement. Is the Earth healthier today?

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April 23, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Forty years ago Rachel Carson, a writer and marine biologist, published Silent Spring, a book documenting the chemical warfare that human beings were waging on the natural world. The book is widely credited as the launch pad of today's environmental movement.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Environmental Movement at 40: Is Earth Healthier?

Monday, April 22, 2002 in National Geographic

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