ENV S 173 Final: History 173T Final Paper
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I think chemicals do have a place, stated rachel carson before a senate. Despite her opposition to unregulated chemical use, documented in her 1962 book silent spring, carson did not attack the utilitarian conservation principles that influenced the production and use of harmful chemicals as she sat before the senate subcommittee. Rather, she warned the public of the detrimental effects of unregulated chemical use, particularly the overuse of insecticides like ddt on both wildlife and humans, and pushed for increased government legislation. Dating back before rachel carson, silent spring, or even the development of toxic chemicals, the concept of utilitarian conservation was an ongoing practice for numerous countries around the globe. Based upon the maximization of resources for the greatest number of people over the greatest period of time, utilitarian conservation did not become relevant in to the united states until the prevalence of gifford pinchot and john. Initially, pinchot, the first chief of the u. s. forest.
