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Module 13 Rachel Carson Analysis

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ENVCUL Module 13 Discussion Assignment Question #4 Rachel Carson’s opinion on pesticides differed from the scientists and chemical companies she criticized because those scientists and chemical companies claimed spraying pesticides on agricultural fields was necessary to ensure Americans and the rest of the world got enough food to eat. One of her opponents and representative of the chemical industry, Dr. Robert White-Stevens, warned of “starvation, disease, and death if pesticide use was restricted (478).” Although Carson didn’t disagree that pests need to be controlled, she thought the ever increasing toxicity of pesticides used and their unfettered application was dangerous. Unchecked, people would eventually suffer from side effects. Yes,

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