This reference provides corroborative evidence of Julian's essay.
And of the information provided in the Rubber Duck book too - black ducks rule OK!

http://www.ourstolenfuture.org

Candied. Just for your interest:

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What an amazing (and near incredible) response this thread has demonstrated to what is demonstrably an exceedingly worthwhile and scholarly article about a most serious issue. The Twitterers have been out in earnest. (The responder who stated that 'Silent Spring' was a load of bollocks really needs to get a grip before it's too late.)

Curmudgeon, I don't know what lobby group(s) you and Cheryl purport to represent, but you both really need to elevate your thinking beyond the limited bounds of your predisposed bias - the 'bigger picture' awaits your serious engagement.

Those who choose to nit-pick, could you please explain what accounts for the marked increase in our own immediate environment of childhood diabetes and asthma? Or of deformed fish, mass fish-kills and whale beachings? Let alone the breeding problems being experienced by fairy penguins and albatrosses?

How can anyone Not have suspicions about the potential impacts of the mass production of industrial chemicals of all manner, especially under such lightly controlled and regulated conditions, when even the PET bottles which grace the shelves of our supermarkets are known to release a hazardous toxin into their contents over time?

To all those who say "show me the science" I say "open your eyes"! (And your mind.)

It took a while to wake up to the impacts of CFC's and a range of highly toxic organophosphates, but beyond our purview masses of who-knows-what chemicals are being produced in first and third world countries, probably with minimal scrutiny. We only get to hear about the Bopals and such, but, what price 'progress'?

A cautionary article, worthy of far more earnest consideration.

When they poison you slowly then it is hard to prove which chemical did what.

The West has only the facade of democracy with large Corps dictating to our Govts what is acceptable.

The Vietnamese are still suffering from Agent Orange.Who has been held accountable?

Arjay and Saltpetre, yours are voices of sanity and reason amidst the clamoring of the 'THICKS' who believe whatever they are told by the Masters of the Universe!

There is a concerted campaign by the 'THICKS' on OLO to stop any questioning of the status quo or any criticism of it. This is clearly evidenced by the comment on this thread and that of Nick Rose.

The 'THICKS' love routine and hate any debate or discussion which is contrary to their narrow world view.

Getting a 'THICK' to think is a difficult task, perhaps even impossible.

...Toxic chemicals; another name for "Population Control". Surely a good thing in the end!