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   gclef (gclef@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 06:15:25 JST gclef

   Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring" published in 1962. The book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.

   The book was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, but it swayed public opinion and led to a reversal in US pesticide policy, a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses, and an environmental movement that led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

   #Nature #Science #Environment #EPA #Industry #Disinformation #Books #Author

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     Aurora 🐌 (coriopsicologia@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 07:40:36 JST Aurora 🐌

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     • No Me Sigan, No Sé Adónde Voy!

     @NoMeSigan @gclef

     Gracias!

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     No Me Sigan, No Sé Adónde Voy! (nomesigan@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 07:40:38 JST No Me Sigan, No Sé Adónde Voy!

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     @gclef @CorioPsicologia

     Acá está el documental, sin subtítulos:

     https://archive.org/details/american-experience_20220511/American+Experience+-+S29E02+-+Rachel+Carson+(January+24%2C+2017).mp4

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     No Me Sigan, No Sé Adónde Voy! (nomesigan@mastodon.uy)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 07:40:39 JST No Me Sigan, No Sé Adónde Voy!

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     • Aurora 🐌

     @gclef @CorioPsicologia
     Hay un documental sobre Rachel Carson en PBS muy interesante sobre su historia y su lucha contra el DDT

     Me parece que no era este (cuando la vi no tenía subtítulos en español)

     https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/rachel-carson/