The environmental movement is gearing up for 2012, with today being the fiftieth anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.
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50th Anniversary of “Silent Spring”
By Rachel Hurn posted at 1:30 pm on September 27, 2011 1
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Rachel Hurn is an intern for The Millions. She was born in Los Angeles and is currently earning her MFA in Creative Nonfiction at The New School. Her work can be found at thenewyorker.com and at her blog, rachelhurn.blogspot.com. Follow Rachel on Twitter @rachelmariehurn.
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at 10:39 am on October 26, 2011
Sorry Rachel – the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring publication is next year – Sept. 2012.