Rachel Carson at Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania. USFWS photo.
Rachel Carson’s birth anniversary in 2017 was remarkably free from attacks by DDT advocates or other people misinformed about her life and work.
Not that those attacks don’t continue on other days, still, but that the critics did not use the occasion of the anniversary of her birth to gang up on news media.
Some of the nice things said on Twitter:
Today marks Rachel Carson's 110th birthday! Her vital contributions to wildlife conservation continue to inspire and guide so many. pic.twitter.com/JwhtoVvDMf
— US Fish and Wildlife (@USFWS) May 27, 2017
"Those who dwell among the beauties & mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life." – Rachel Carson, born on this day in 1907.
— Sierra Club (@SierraClub) May 27, 2017
Over the years, Maria Popova at Brainpickings (@brainpicker) collected and republished quite a bit of good biography on Rachel Carson.
How the remarkable Rachel Carson, born 110 years ago today, catalyzed the modern environmental movement https://t.co/DduFDTJmFK pic.twitter.com/sdCGWlujAS
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) May 27, 2017
For Rachel Carson's birthday, her stunning love letters and touching farewell to her beloved https://t.co/6v7idhNOva pic.twitter.com/NEdbFP6nyz
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) May 27, 2017
Celebrate Rachel Carson's birthday by learning about her & 6 other women who rallied to preserve the natural realm. https://t.co/js4xIwYKEp
— Audubon Society (@audubonsociety) May 27, 2017
Today in 1907: "Silent Spring" author and ecologist Rachel Carson is born. https://t.co/X9zPAXyOLT
— amhistorymuseum (@amhistorymuseum) May 27, 2017
The great Rachel Carson, born 110 years ago today, on wonder and why it's more important to feel than to know https://t.co/Y0K7LviHzv pic.twitter.com/J5D8wUthsk
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) May 28, 2017
One of my heros. Happy Birthday Rachel Carson! Thanks for your eloquence, powers of observation, scientific rigor, courage, & persistence https://t.co/fnl1VJ79Ut
— Jane Lubchenco (@JaneLubchenco) May 27, 2017
How Rachel Carson,born 110 years today,revolutionized science writing and revealed Earth from a nonhuman perspective https://t.co/lVqEzrxUqq pic.twitter.com/tdhvjTJ7zw
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) May 28, 2017
Rachel Carson was born on this day in 1907. pic.twitter.com/1Ngsghz1zp
— Sierra Club (@SierraClub) May 28, 2017
#OnThisDay 1907: Marine biologist & conservationist Rachel Carson born. She is especially well-known for her book Silent Spring (pic @USFWS) pic.twitter.com/v3lBE8c1N3
— Imperial College (@imperialcollege) May 27, 2017
Happy birthday Rachel Carson, born May 27, 1907. pic.twitter.com/o0l2Fkif9D
— RC deWinter (@RCdeWinter) May 27, 2017
“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it…" Rachel Carson pic.twitter.com/Yglbx24f8a
— Int Education Today (@IntEdToday) May 27, 2017
"Man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself." Rachel Carson. Happy Birthday to you.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) May 28, 2017
#happybirthday to #rachelcarson. The writer and conservationist who is credited with starting the modern environmental movement! pic.twitter.com/4kwzFDPzAY
— AmyPoehlerSmartGirls (@smrtgrls) May 28, 2017
Happy birthday, Rachel Carson! 🌊🌲💙#sciart #illustration #rachelcarson pic.twitter.com/jhC81I18pd
— Skylaar Amann (@SkylaarA) May 27, 2017
Rachel Carson escribió "Primavera silenciosa" denunciando la contaminación industrial y los peligros del uso de los pesticidas (DDT). pic.twitter.com/hFmeYFmqhw
— MEMORABLE (@EsMemorable) May 28, 2017
Celebrating the incredible #RachelCarson on what would have been her 110th birthday! (pic via @CleanAirMoms) pic.twitter.com/Eye7rGIweq
— Laurel Standley (@Laurel_Standley) May 28, 2017
Rachel Carson testifies before a Senate subcommittee studying pesticides, June 1963. (United Press International) pic.twitter.com/JoZYqEGMKi
— Matthew Booker (@MatthewMBooker) May 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/868644265953558528
But:
As of 8:30 PM Central, @EPAScottPruitt and @EPA have not recognized Rachel Carson's B-day. Forgot their roots. There is no Planet B A-holes
— MJ Mouton (@MJ_Mouton) May 28, 2017
And earlier:
It was such an honor to receive the Rachel Carson award. Thank you @audubonsociety and the #WomeninConservation! https://t.co/tFQymvRZxT
— Jamie RappaportClark (@JClarkprez) May 17, 2017
.@HeidiCullen is a recipient of this year's @audubonsociety Rachel Carson Award! https://t.co/IiPnffoQEm pic.twitter.com/dCwbUjQPlm
— Peter de Menocal (@PdeMenocal) May 17, 2017
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