tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post3510832300393593067..comments2023-09-23T06:20:06.687-04:00Comments on Pocahontas County Fare: Rachel Carson's 100th BirthdayRebecca Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-90212510403137428242007-05-23T17:47:00.000-04:002007-05-23T17:47:00.000-04:00So many people have been inspired by her books abo...So many people have been inspired by her books about marine biology, yet the centeniary celebrations I've seen only mention Silent Spring. She was a wonderful nature writer, and her early death was a loss to all of us who love such writing.Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-66234428397879715292007-05-23T10:24:00.000-04:002007-05-23T10:24:00.000-04:00Her books were a major influence on me when I was ...Her books were a major influence on me when I was a teenager-and yes her science wasn't perfect in Silent Spring and yes her rhetoric was a bit over blown. But it got people's attention to what truely was and is a major problem. I wonder how much effort would have been put to producing less persistant pesticides in the absence of her work.Paul D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00535027161567978343noreply@blogger.com