Brace yourself

Discover magazine deems Silent Spring the 16th greatest science book ever published. Brace yourself for a flood of misinformed invective from the "DDT rulez and enviros kill African babies" crowd (about whom Tim Lambert is the authoritative source).

Also of note is No. 25: Gaia, by James Lovelock, who has recently sold his soul to the nuclear lobby.

Discover magazine deems Silent Spring the 16th greatest science book ever published. Brace yourself for a flood of misinformed invective from the "DDT rulez and enviros kill African babies" crowd (about whom Tim Lambert is the authoritative source).

Also of note is No. 25: Gaia, by James Lovelock, who has recently sold his soul to the nuclear lobby.

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