Writing was Rachel Carson’s greatest skill and Silent Spring was her most important contribution to the world since it launched the global environmental movement today. Carson worked to purge the United States of deadly pesticides like DDT that were used everywhere across the U.S. in agriculture and elsewhere.

During her 15-year career with the Service, she also wrote numerous pamphlets and bulletins on conservation, one of the most well-known a series called Conservation in Action – devoted to exploring wildlife and ecology on national wildlife refuges. Read Remembering Rachel (pdf).

Rachel Carson was an American biologist well known for her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea. Her book, Silent Spring (1962), became one of the most influential books in the modern environmental movement and provided the impetus for tighter control of pesticides, including DDT.

Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s….

Marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson is hailed as one of the most important conservationists in history and is recognized as the mother of modern environmentalism. She challenged the use of man-made chemicals, and her research led to the nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides.

Today marks half a century since the publication of one of the environmental movement’s seminal books – Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. And today, its impact still reverberates heavily within environmental circles. But half a century on, other pesticides continue to threaten numerous species.

After Silent Spring, Congress revised the regulation of chemicals. Prior to 1962, the government regulated pesticides mainly to ensure that chemical preparations were effective and not fraudulent. The Insecticide Act of 1910 and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947 (FIFRA) served these goals.

Silent Spring played in the history of environmentalism roughly the same role that Uncle Tom’s Cabin played in the abolitionist movement. In fact, EPA today may be said without exaggeration to be the extended shadow of Rachel Carson. The disillusioning effect of the Vietnam war enhanced the popularity of Silent Spring.

Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. It spurred a reversal in the United States’ national pesticide policy, led to a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses, and helped to inspire an environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A book written by Rachel Carson in 1962. It warned against the growing use of pesticides – chemicals used to kill insects and rodents. Carson argued that pesticides poisoned the food and thus killed many birds and fish. The book warned of a “silent spring” in which birds killed of by pesticides would no longer sing.

The contemporary environmental movement arose primarily from concerns in the late 19th century about the protection of the countryside in Europe and the wilderness in the United States and the health consequences of pollution during the Industrial Revolution.

The major factors that led to the birth of the environmental movement in the 1970s were the energy crisis, anxiety of nuclear weapons, overpopulation and the three major events that occurred in 1969 such as the offshore drilling rig that spilled millions of gallons of oil off the coast of Santa Barbara.

A book written to voice the concerns of environmentalists. Launched the environmentalist movement by pointing out the effects of civilization development.

As the quality of life including physical fitness, health and opportunities to enjoy leisure activities, occupied a greater role in the live in the lives of middle-class Americans, the environmental consequences of economic growth received increased attention.

The 1969 Cuyahoga River fire helped spur an avalanche of water pollution control activities resulting in the Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA).

What did the results of the 1984 election tell about voters’ opinion of Reagan’s economic policies? Voters enjoyed the benefits of his policies. Which statement best describes Russia in the 21st century? It has established itself as an economic power.

The 38th United States president, Ford has the distinction of being the first, and to date the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. His presidency ended following his defeat in the 1976 presidential election by Democrat Jimmy Carter.