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Thanks a million. I did not know about this book. I must have asleep
Joan

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 1, 2017, at 8:49 AM, Ronald Arsenault <rongarsenault@gmail.com> wro=
te:
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> There was also an update written in 1970 (?) called Since Silent Spring. I=
 do not recall the author, but a quick search should lead one to it.
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>> On Feb 28, 2017 13:30, "waldrojo@ns.sympatico.ca" <waldrojo@ns.sympatico.=
ca> wrote:
>> Thank you Paul and Chris. I ordered the rubber duck from Amazon used pape=
rback variety and the other I will get from the library (it's not a cheapee)=
 I think of Trump without the T, suits him better.
>> Joan
>>=20
>> Sent from
>>> On Feb 27, 2017, at 3:11 PM, chris kennedy <cjkennedy66@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>>>=20
>>> I'm quite fond of 'Slow Death by Rubber Duck' by Smith and Laurie.
>>>=20
>>> Long title: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects our Health
>>>=20
>>> The authors take you along with case studies and some experiments on the=
mselves (or so-called 'body burden' tests) about everything from brominated u=
pholstery to microwaveable plastics.
>>>=20
>>> -chris kennedy in Dartmouth
>>>=20
>>>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> w=
rote:
>>>> Have you read Elizbeth Kolbert's 2014 "The Sixth Extinction" Joan?
>>>> It tells an even more serious environmental threat than DDT.
>>>>=20
>>>> We seem to still have a hopelessly naive view of our relationship to ou=
r environment - so business interests trump concern for our endangered plane=
t.
>>>>=20
>>>> Maybe I should have capitalized "trump" ??
>>>>=20
>>>> Paul R.
>>>>=20
>>>> On 2017-02-26, at 11:45 AM, waldrojo@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>> > After watching the PBS bio of Rachel Carson, I decided to re read Sil=
ent Spring, her book that exposed all the DDT and other killing chemicals of=
 our world. Does anyone know if someone has updated the info in the book to t=
oday's chemical usage.
>>>> > Thanks
>>>> > Joan Waldron
>>>> >
>>>> > Sent from my iPad
>>>>=20
>>>=20

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Thanks a million. I did not know about=
 this book. I must have asleep</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Joan<br><=
br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Mar 1, 2017, at 8:49 AM, Ronald Arsena=
ult &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rongarsenault@gmail.com">rongarsenault@gmail.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"auto">=
There was also an update written in 1970 (?) called Since Silent Spring. I d=
o not recall the author, but a quick search should lead one to it.</div><div=
 class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Feb 28, 2017 13:30,=
 "waldrojo@ns.sympatico.ca" &=
lt;waldrojo@ns.sympatico.ca&=
gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"=
auto"><div>Thank you Paul and Chris. I ordered the rubber duck from Amazon u=
sed paperback variety and the other I will get from the library (it's not a c=
heapee) I think of Trump without the T, suits him better.</div><div id=3D"m_=
5193911751102983355AppleMailSignature">Joan<br><br>Sent from</div><div>On Fe=
b 27, 2017, at 3:11 PM, chris kennedy &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cjkennedy66@gmai=
l.com" target=3D"_blank">cjkennedy66@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>I'm quite fond=
 of 'Slow Death by Rubber Duck' by Smith and Laurie.<br><br></div>Long title=
: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects our Health<br><br></div>T=
he authors take you along with case studies and some experiments on themselv=
es (or so-called 'body burden' tests) about everything from brominated uphol=
stery to microwaveable plastics.<br><br></div><div>-chris kennedy in Dartmou=
th<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Paul Ruggles <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:cpruggles@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">cpruggles@eastlink.ca</a=
>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Have you read Elizbeth K=
olbert's 2014 "The Sixth Extinction" Joan?<br>
It tells an even more serious environmental threat than DDT.<br>
<br>
We seem to still have a hopelessly naive view of our relationship to our env=
ironment - so business interests trump concern for our endangered planet.<br=
>
<br>
Maybe I should have capitalized "trump" ??<br>
<br>
Paul R.<br>
<div class=3D"m_5193911751102983355HOEnZb"><div class=3D"m_51939117511029833=
55h5"><br>
On 2017-02-26, at 11:45 AM, <a href=3D"mailto:waldrojo@ns.sympatico.ca" targ=
et=3D"_blank">waldrojo@ns.sympatico.ca</a> wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; After watching the PBS bio of Rachel Carson, I decided to re read Silen=
t Spring, her book that exposed all the DDT and other killing chemicals of o=
ur world. Does anyone know if someone has updated the info in the book to to=
day's chemical usage.<br>
&gt; Thanks<br>
&gt; Joan Waldron<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>
</div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div>
</div></blockquote></body></html>=

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