HIST 1250 Lecture Notes - Rachel Carson, Union Carbide, Dieldrin
10 Mar 2014
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Rachel carson was the first to write about pesticides. In 1962, the chemical industries, government were accused of environmental pollution. Dieldrin was a most effective pesticide which is 4 times powerful than ddt. In 1970s,1980s activists tried to muve from streets to political arena. First green party was seen in germany in 1983. Parliamentary system in germany do not need major support to enter into the parliament. West germany was the unwilling home of 1000s of tribals. They were suffered by pollution coming from europe. Everywhere in the world, environmentalism is in favour by 1980s. In 1980s, discussion on environmental problems were seen. Union carbide was an american company, who went outside into other countries. There was no emergency plant established in india if there are chemical leaks. On the night of the accident, there wasn t a single rail engine. India was truly incompetent when came to the disaster.
