After 'Silent Spring,' Secret Spin

Rachel Carson's landmark book "Silent Spring" ushered in the new environmental age and triggered the chemical industry's secret spin machine.

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March 26, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"...the industry's practices over thedecades are facing unusual and unwantedexposure, as its documents, turned up bytrial lawyers in lawsuits against theindustry, are being published byenvironmental advocates...The industry used many weapons in its campaigns to influence state and federal laws; public relations was just one of them...[including] carefully orchestrated 'grass roots efforts' like the industry's establishment of a pressure group with thebenign name Citizens for Effective Environmental Action Now. "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: After 'Silent Spring,' Chemical Industry Put Spin on All It Brewed

Monday, March 26, 2001 in The New York Times

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