http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Sat, 18 May 2013 09:28:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/we-humans-dislike-facing-up-to-unpleasant-truths/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/we-humans-dislike-facing-up-to-unpleasant-truths/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:45:02 +0000 Caroline Lucas MP http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25245 Silent Spring remains a landmark for environmentalists. It is rooted in sound science but also has vital moral and emotional dimensions. It exposes the dangers of pesticides and sets out the consequences for nature and people in clear and persuasive terms. And though dangerous chemicals are still in use and still causing harm, its publication helped avert a worse catastrophe.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/we-humans-dislike-facing-up-to-unpleasant-truths/feed/ 6