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environmental movement

Rachel Carson and the birth of modern environmentalism

Rachel Carson’s courage ignited an ecological awareness that burns to this day. Her book, Silent Spring, alerted society of its relationship to the environment.

Are Canada’s environmental elders backing down from the fight?

Recent blogs from environmental leaders like David Suzuki cast an ominous shadow on the decades-old green movement. Will the new generation overcome?