Voir Dire

Today in Presidential History: Silent Spring Edition

November 20, 2008 · Leave a Comment

November 20, 1969: Seven years after the publication of Silent Spring, the Nixon administration phased out residential use of DDT.

It’s impossible to talk about environmental politics in advanced industrialized democracies and not talk about the silent spring metaphor.

Categories: Andy · Policy · Presidency

0 responses so far ↓

  • There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.

You must be logged in to post a comment.