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Had no idea that at the occasion of the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" in 1962, Monsanto published a speculative account of the devastation that a year without pesticides would bring to the USA.
#RachelCarson #SilentSpring #SystemsThatMatter
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Had no idea that at the occasion of the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" in 1962, Monsanto published a speculative account of the devastation that a year without pesticides would bring to the USA.
#RachelCarson #SilentSpring #SystemsThatMatter
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Had no idea that at the occasion of the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" in 1962, Monsanto published a speculative account of the devastation that a year without pesticides would bring to the USA.
#RachelCarson #SilentSpring #SystemsThatMatter
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Had no idea that at the occasion of the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" in 1962, Monsanto published a speculative account of the devastation that a year without pesticides would bring to the USA.
#RachelCarson #SilentSpring #SystemsThatMatter
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Lola Callejón nos cuenta sobre uno de los libros más importantes de Rachel Carson: https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/2026/05/10/comentario-en-torno-a-bajo-el-viento-oceanico-de-rachel-carson/ "Bajo el viento oceánico"
La 🖌️ es de Augusto Metztli.
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And now a VERY short documentary about marine biologist, environmentalist and writer Rachel Carson (https://youtu.be/7SDULNRX3Ok?si=NekQBmJhl65EPqYP) and her eternal influence on conservation and environmentalism. You can read Rachel Carson’s essential work of environmental writing “Silent Spring” for free here (https://archive.org/details/fp_Silent_Spring-Rachel_Carson-1962)
#LaEsoterica #EarthDay #RachelCarson #nature -
And now a VERY short documentary about marine biologist, environmentalist and writer Rachel Carson (https://youtu.be/7SDULNRX3Ok?si=NekQBmJhl65EPqYP) and her eternal influence on conservation and environmentalism. You can read Rachel Carson’s essential work of environmental writing “Silent Spring” for free here (https://archive.org/details/fp_Silent_Spring-Rachel_Carson-1962)
#LaEsoterica #EarthDay #RachelCarson #nature -
And now a VERY short documentary about marine biologist, environmentalist and writer Rachel Carson (https://youtu.be/7SDULNRX3Ok?si=NekQBmJhl65EPqYP) and her eternal influence on conservation and environmentalism. You can read Rachel Carson’s essential work of environmental writing “Silent Spring” for free here (https://archive.org/details/fp_Silent_Spring-Rachel_Carson-1962)
#LaEsoterica #EarthDay #RachelCarson #nature -
And now a VERY short documentary about marine biologist, environmentalist and writer Rachel Carson (https://youtu.be/7SDULNRX3Ok?si=NekQBmJhl65EPqYP) and her eternal influence on conservation and environmentalism. You can read Rachel Carson’s essential work of environmental writing “Silent Spring” for free here (https://archive.org/details/fp_Silent_Spring-Rachel_Carson-1962)
#LaEsoterica #EarthDay #RachelCarson #nature -
And now a VERY short documentary about marine biologist, environmentalist and writer Rachel Carson (https://youtu.be/7SDULNRX3Ok?si=NekQBmJhl65EPqYP) and her eternal influence on conservation and environmentalism. You can read Rachel Carson’s essential work of environmental writing “Silent Spring” for free here (https://archive.org/details/fp_Silent_Spring-Rachel_Carson-1962)
#LaEsoterica #EarthDay #RachelCarson #nature -
The Monarchs, Music, and the Meaning of Life: The Most Touching Deathbed Love Letter Ever Written
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#ScarboroughLandTrust acquires 130 acres to expand #conservation area
The 130-acre addition to #SilverBrookPreserve expands contiguous conserved lands.
Dana Richie, July 30, 2025
"The Scarborough Land Trust is expanding its green footprint in Western Scarborough with the addition of a 130-acre parcel to the Silver Brook Preserve at 65 Hanson Road.
"This is a sizable boost to the preserve that was previously made up of a 19-acre parcel purchased in 2001 and an 18-acre parcel purchased in 2024. And it expands the contiguous block of conserved land in the area to 943 acres, 600 of which are within the SLT’s stewardship.
" 'It really rounds out 25 years of conservation efforts,' said Christine Labaree, president of the land trust’s board of directors.
"The Silver Brook Preserve is home to a variety of wildlife including wild brook trout, spotted turtles, deer, bobcats, bats and maybe even a black bear or two.
And the land directly abuts #BroadturnFarm, a 434-acre parcel under the SLT’s stewardship complete with a working farm and wooded trails — the spot where Andrew Mackie, executive director of the land trust, and Labaree met on a hot and sticky afternoon."While walking along the #MapleSugarTrail by the edge of an open field full of tall grasses speckled with trees, Mackie said that the Silver Brook Preserve is across the tree line in the distance. Plunging deeper in the woods, past a still brook surrounded by a canopy of green, he pointed to a tree that bore a sign for the Stonewall Loop, a 1-mile trail in the Western corner of the property.
"Mackie explained that the land trust plans to extend that loop into the Silver Lake Preserve property, adding about 2 miles of trails and parking onto the new parcel within the next two years.
"Right now, the Silver Brook Preserve is open to the public for activities like hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, wildlife observation, hunting and fishing, and Mackie said that the land trust is still figuring out a lot of the policies for the preserve, like whether dogs will be required to be leashed.
"Western Scarborough isn’t the only area in town where the land trust is working to 'seed and grow' its conserved areas. There are 500 acres of contiguous conserved land in Pleasant Hill, made up of the 187-acre #PleasantHillPreserve and 300-acre #RachelCarsonNationalWildlifeRefuge. And #WarrenWoods, which was originally 162 acres in 2012, is now 313 acres, with plans in the works to connect trails to The Downs.
" 'The goal is that every neighborhood in Scarborough has opportunities to have access to open land,' Labaree said. The land trust is working with the town to achieve its goal of '30 by 30' — to preserve 30% of its land by 2030. According to Labaree, the town is currently at 23%.
"And Mackie said that these larger land parcels are more attractive in the long term because they are more ecologically sustainable, provide varying habitats for #wildlife and are easier to maintain."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/qaDNC#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridor #WaterIsLife #SaveTheMarshes #SaveTheFarms #Maine #SouthernMaine #LandTrust #BlueCarbon #SaveTheWetlands #SaltMarshes #ScarboroughMarsh #WebOfLife #Wetlands #SaveTheForests
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https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/zdf-info-100/der-bio-boom-100-jahre-oekologische-landwirtschaft-102
"Um 1924 entsteht die Biolandwirtschaft als Antwort auf den Einsatz von Chemie, als eine Rückbesinnung auf alte Anbautechniken. Die Bedeutung der Tiere, der Böden, der Düngung und des Umgangs mit der #Natur wird über ein Jahrhundert hinweg auf darauf spezialisierten Biohöfen beibehalten. Ob beim Biobauern im direkten Verkauf oder in Biosupermärkten: Kundinnen und Kunden sind Klimaschutz, Tierwohl und gesunde #Ernährung beim Einkauf wichtig."
#pestizide #ddt #glyphosat #silentSpring #RachelCarson #organic #bio #landwirtschaft #egge #essen #humus #regenerativeLandwirtschaft
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https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/zdf-info-100/der-bio-boom-100-jahre-oekologische-landwirtschaft-102
"Um 1924 entsteht die Biolandwirtschaft als Antwort auf den Einsatz von Chemie, als eine Rückbesinnung auf alte Anbautechniken. Die Bedeutung der Tiere, der Böden, der Düngung und des Umgangs mit der #Natur wird über ein Jahrhundert hinweg auf darauf spezialisierten Biohöfen beibehalten. Ob beim Biobauern im direkten Verkauf oder in Biosupermärkten: Kundinnen und Kunden sind Klimaschutz, Tierwohl und gesunde #Ernährung beim Einkauf wichtig."
#pestizide #ddt #glyphosat #silentSpring #RachelCarson #organic #bio #landwirtschaft #egge #essen #humus #regenerativeLandwirtschaft
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https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/zdf-info-100/der-bio-boom-100-jahre-oekologische-landwirtschaft-102
"Um 1924 entsteht die Biolandwirtschaft als Antwort auf den Einsatz von Chemie, als eine Rückbesinnung auf alte Anbautechniken. Die Bedeutung der Tiere, der Böden, der Düngung und des Umgangs mit der #Natur wird über ein Jahrhundert hinweg auf darauf spezialisierten Biohöfen beibehalten. Ob beim Biobauern im direkten Verkauf oder in Biosupermärkten: Kundinnen und Kunden sind Klimaschutz, Tierwohl und gesunde #Ernährung beim Einkauf wichtig."
#pestizide #ddt #glyphosat #silentSpring #RachelCarson #organic #bio #landwirtschaft #egge #essen #humus #regenerativeLandwirtschaft
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https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/zdf-info-100/der-bio-boom-100-jahre-oekologische-landwirtschaft-102
"Um 1924 entsteht die Biolandwirtschaft als Antwort auf den Einsatz von Chemie, als eine Rückbesinnung auf alte Anbautechniken. Die Bedeutung der Tiere, der Böden, der Düngung und des Umgangs mit der #Natur wird über ein Jahrhundert hinweg auf darauf spezialisierten Biohöfen beibehalten. Ob beim Biobauern im direkten Verkauf oder in Biosupermärkten: Kundinnen und Kunden sind Klimaschutz, Tierwohl und gesunde #Ernährung beim Einkauf wichtig."
#pestizide #ddt #glyphosat #silentSpring #RachelCarson #organic #bio #landwirtschaft #egge #essen #humus #regenerativeLandwirtschaft
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https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/zdf-info-100/der-bio-boom-100-jahre-oekologische-landwirtschaft-102
"Um 1924 entsteht die Biolandwirtschaft als Antwort auf den Einsatz von Chemie, als eine Rückbesinnung auf alte Anbautechniken. Die Bedeutung der Tiere, der Böden, der Düngung und des Umgangs mit der #Natur wird über ein Jahrhundert hinweg auf darauf spezialisierten Biohöfen beibehalten. Ob beim Biobauern im direkten Verkauf oder in Biosupermärkten: Kundinnen und Kunden sind Klimaschutz, Tierwohl und gesunde #Ernährung beim Einkauf wichtig."
#pestizide #ddt #glyphosat #silentSpring #RachelCarson #organic #bio #landwirtschaft #egge #essen #humus #regenerativeLandwirtschaft
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"Only one species of known life has altered the trajectory of nature"
- Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962Our collective foolishness on display
Additional references:
* https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/rachel-carson-silent-spring.html
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#biodiversity #environment #wildlife #wilding #biocide #RachelCarson #SilentSpring
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...in an endless and escalating battle against insects that evolve towards resilience against these same chemicals - ultimately heading towards making our planet unfit for all life, "living in a sea of carcinogens"
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#biodiversity #environment #wildlife #wilding #biocide #RachelCarson #SilentSpring
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Trophic pyramids destroyed by our fear of insects and distaste of weeds; nervous system toxin and genetic damage to all life; distributed throughout our soil and waterways: leading to widespread death of birds, bees, fish, livestock, crops, and humans; accompanied by cellular and chromosome destruction, mutagenic and chromosomal abnormalities, and massive increases in cancer -
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#biodiversity #environment #wildlife #wilding #biocide #RachelCarson #SilentSpring
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...chlorinated hydrocarbons (DDT, dieldrin, aldrin, endrin, heptachlor, and chlordane) and organophosphorus insecticides (malathion, parathion, diazinon) discovered their biocide properties incidentally during WWII in the search for chemical agents - have implemented a legacy of biocide throughout the food chain as these chemicals accumulate in all living creatures
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#biodiversity #environment #wildlife #wilding #biocide #RachelCarson #SilentSpring
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Paul Hermann Müller's Nobel Prize should in turn be revoked & granted to Carson (in addition to her 1981 Presidential Medal of Freedom). Müller was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods" in 1939. What he neglected to recognize until at least 1972 when DDT was banned, was that these biocides -
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#biodiversity #environment #wildlife #wilding #biocide #RachelCarson #SilentSpring
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Rachel Carson should be granted a retroactive Nobel prize for her 1962 work Silent Spring. And Silent Spring should be required reading by every high school or secondary school student
and to your question - yes, I first learned of this book only through the book The Three-Body Problem by Chinese author Liu Cixin, published in 2008
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#biodiversity #environment #wildlife #wilding #biocide #RachelCarson #SilentSpring #TheThreeBodyProblem #ThreeBodyProblem
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How Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ Awakened the World to Environmental Peril
Carson's 1962 bestseller first warned the public about the devastating effects of chemical pesticides—and started a revolutionBy: Cate Lineberry
April 22, 2022"Carson had resisted writing the book for years because of these anticipated attacks from the chemical companies as well as public officials who had accepted their false claims. 'It was a David versus Goliath sort of saga,' says Lear. 'She was uncovering industrial misdeeds and, in the course of that, bringing down powerful men who had been entrusted by the public and shown to be unworthy of that trust.'"
https://www.history.com/news/rachel-carson-silent-spring-impact-environmental-movement
#BigChemical #SilentSpring #RachelCarson #Corporatocracy #EnvironmentalMovement #Environment
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‘The #ThreeBodyProblem’ and ‘#SilentSpring’ Books Rocket to No. 1 on Amazon After Netflix Debut
by Anna Tingley
March 25, 2024"The book 'Silent Spring,' which plays an integral role in the show’s storyline, also rocketed to No. 1 on Amazon following the show’s release. Like the book, the sci-fi drama begins with a woman named Ye Wenjie, who works at a mysterious military base which she eventually learns is trying to make extraterrestrial contact, and her work there ripples into the present, when a group of scientists connect the base’s work to mysterious deaths in their community. In the first episode, she receives the book 'Silent Spring' by #RachelCarson and she resonates deeply with the text’s notions about humanity’s role in the universe. She reads aloud, 'In nature, nothing exists alone.'"
https://variety.com/2024/shopping/news/three-body-problem-silent-spring-books-buy-online-1235950943/
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In The Sea Around Us, #RachelCarson says that it is well known in Europe that #oysters reach their peak #spawning activities during a spring tide. Is this also true of oysters in NYC? I know they tend to spawn when the waters are warm. A spring tide would mean a strong flood which would bring in lots of food.
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In The Sea Around Us, #RachelCarson says that it is well known in Europe that #oysters reach their peak #spawning activities during a spring tide. Is this also true of oysters in NYC? I know they tend to spawn when the waters are warm. A spring tide would mean a strong flood which would bring in lots of food.
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In The Sea Around Us, #RachelCarson says that it is well known in Europe that #oysters reach their peak #spawning activities during a spring tide. Is this also true of oysters in NYC? I know they tend to spawn when the waters are warm. A spring tide would mean a strong flood which would bring in lots of food.
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In The Sea Around Us, #RachelCarson says that it is well known in Europe that #oysters reach their peak #spawning activities during a spring tide. Is this also true of oysters in NYC? I know they tend to spawn when the waters are warm. A spring tide would mean a strong flood which would bring in lots of food.
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In The Sea Around Us, #RachelCarson says that it is well known in Europe that #oysters reach their peak #spawning activities during a spring tide. Is this also true of oysters in NYC? I know they tend to spawn when the waters are warm. A spring tide would mean a strong flood which would bring in lots of food.
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From today's #DemocracyNow interview with #RalphNader who turned 90 today! Ralph, along with #RachelCarson, were my childhood heroes. I did not become politically active until Ralph Nader and #WinonaLaDuke were on the ticket -- and I did not vote Democrat until #BernieSanders.
Ralph Nader at 90 on the “Genocidal War” in #Gaza & Why Congress Is a Weapon of Mass Destruction
February 27, 2024
"JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Ralph, if I can, I wanted to ask you anyway — we’re in the midst of a presidential election year. These kinds of issues, you raised when you ran for president. Bernie Sanders raised them when he ran. But we’re facing now the Michigan primary coming up and the rest of the election season. In Michigan, some people are pushing for an “uncommitted” vote to send a message to Biden about Gaza. What do you think about that strategy? And also, as you’re looking at this presidential race, what would you urge progressives to do?
"RALPH NADER: I urge all people to vote their conscience. I don’t believe in tactical voting inside a two-party #duopoly that basically allows very little choice. On foreign military policy, what difference is there between the Republican and Democrat? On Wall Street, what difference is there? There’s better rhetoric. The Democrats are better with the social safety net, no doubt about that, with Medicare and other safety net programs. But is that enough?
"So, I think, as you say, Juan, people have got to find some way out of this two-party duopoly gulag. They’re trapped with these choices. And one way is to do the 'uncommitted' during the primary in Michigan, and I hope it spreads around the country. But also, you know, there are only a few swing states here, so the majority of the American people in red and blue states can vote for a third party. They can vote for the #GreenParty, which has a marvelous agenda that the Democratic Party should have picked up on long ago. So, people should vote their conscience. I believe that very strongly. That’s what Eugene Debs used to recommend, the great labor leader, in the early 20th century."
Read more / watch the full interview:
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/27/ralph_nader -
Maybe this square view help to 'see' #BioAccumulation? I'm thinking of a script that will take a .csv file of trophic levels and their concentrations of poisons (like DDD or PCBs) and produce a visualization that helps to see how extreme the differences are between the original concentration in water and the accumulated concentrations in animals. Starting with PCBs in Lake Ontario overwhelms with difference and we should do close reading of #RachelCarson's #SilentSpring anyway.
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Not everyone is prepared to do #DirectAction and risk arrest. However, that doesn't mean you can't get involved. Some good tips here for anyone who is new to #activism, or who wants to learn more...
"Here in the United States, a common place to start researching #environmentalism is in the works of #AldoLeopold, #RachelCarson, and #EdwardAbbey. Although the work of these authors is undeniably crucial to understanding the landscape of modern environmentalist thought, it’s only a skim of the surface of the centuries of work done by #Indigenous leaders to protect and conserve #Earth and the natural resources we can’t live without –– the water we drink, the air we breathe."
The Introvert’s Guide to Environmental Activism
by Deanna Pratt | Mar 7, 2020
"Putting yourself out there and standing up for something you believe in can be really intimidating. Especially if you’re an introvert.
"Inside of most environmental activists and organizers –– including myself –– there’s an intense battle raging on between our passion for environmental justice and our fear of being seen and heard. It takes an immense amount of vulnerability to put your most intimate beliefs and worldviews out in the open for the world to see.
"Despite that, we still choose to post on social media, attend rallies, and organize community meet-ups and events because we know it’s what we have to do in the face of the climate crisis.
"If you’re someone who wants to get involved in environmental activism but, you’re not sure how to comfortably start, this guide is for you.
"Here are three steps you can take to progressively ease into environmental activism and community outreach."
Read more:
https://ecoally.co/environmental-activism-guide/#EcoAlly #EcoActivists #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #ActNow #EnvironmentalActivists #IntrovertedActivists #DefendTheDefenders #ActivismIsNotACrime #ClimateJusticeNow #ProtestIsNotACrime
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The Tyee: How to Be a Farmer in a Climate Emergency (in Culture) https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/02/07/Farmer-Climate-Emergency/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #TheShepherd’sLife:ModernDispatchesfromanAncientLandscape #UNFoodandAgricultureOrganization #PastoralSong:AFarmer'sJourney #regenerativeagriculture #TheShepherd'sLifebook #LakeDistrictEngland #PastoralSongbook #SilentSpringbook #JamesRebanks #RachelCarson #QuantoTech #SolarFoods #agtech