With questions for silent spring?
what alternatives does carson propose to the use of chemicals to control unwanted pests and plants? do you think these alternatives make sense in the context of agribusiness?
carson’s discussion of dutch elm disease leads her to advocate “the conservation of variety.” what does she mean by this?
what lessons does carson extract from the stories about spraying for the gypsy moth and the fire ant?
what was the role of local activists? of government officials? of the chemical industry?