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Over fifty years ago, biologist Rachel Carson warned that as "Man proceeds towards his pronounced goal of the conquest of nature, he has written a depressing record of destruction, directed not only against the earth he inhabits but against the life that shares it with him."
Carson’s warning seems especially prescient this week as the release of a recent study found that “over 40% of insect species are threatened with extinction.” Carson predicted that pesticides such as DDT would eventually lead to a “silent spring” in which the chain of life that starts with insects and ends with human consumption of plants and animals would be permanently and irrevocably altered. How do predictions such as these impact day-to-day life? Or don’t they? In the comment section below, consider the extent to which one individual can address these issues that affect our environment. What actions do you take--or fail to take? |
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