#EarthDay was largely inspired by Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring." Here is the bittersweet story behind how and why she wrote it: https://t.co/DRwh8xuzi8
The Story Behind “Silent Spring”: How Rachel Carson’s Countercultural Courage Catalyzed the Environmental Movement
“It is, in the deepest sense, a privilege as well as a duty to have the opportunity to speak out — to many thousands of people — on something so important.”The Marginalian
