Tag: Rachel Carson
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The Independent Looks at The Green Movement at Fifty
The UK newspaper dates the movement back to the publishing of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring; I contribute with a guest post on architecture and design
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Wired Interviews Paul Hawken
Wired News chats with environmental economist Paul Hawken about his latest book, how PBS is turning another into a 17-part TV series, and how he is organizing the environmental movement through a collection of wikis. We've excerpted some choice
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Happy Birthday Rachel Carson
When I wonder what words should replace Emma Lazarus's obsolete phrase on the Statue of Liberty - "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free" I think of Frank Luntz's dictum learned from Joe Romm: "There is a simple rule,
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The Bald Eagle is Back in the Black
The American bald eagle is back after a four-decade fight for survival. The government has just declared that the national symbol no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act.
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Coburn Vows to Block Senate Resolution Honoring Rachel Carson
This coming Sunday would've been Silent Spring author and environmental hero Rachel Carson's 100th birthday. In recognition of Carson's contributions to the creation of the modern environmental movement, Sen. Benjanmin L. Cardin (D-MD) has announced his
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EPA Rachel Carson Contest
In honor of what would have been Rachel Carson's 100th birthday, the U.S. Environmental Agency has an essay/poetry/photo contest for two-person teams. The famed writer and biologist once wrote about the need for children and adults to share the "joy,
