should beial brought under strt control. al gore wrote it had a profound impact on his life. p racial carson was one of thehy reasons i became so conscious of the environment and so involved with the issues.es. rachel carson s book, silenh spring is often credited with paving the way for the environmental movement. there was a a time when there t a challenge to authority stemming partly from par the vie war, the sense that the leadership of the country might be takinge us in a wrong direction. that was carried over then to environmental issues, as well. it was read widely by people across the nation and particularly by students. it was during the period where the student revolution was breaking out in the united states. instead of always holding up the red book at your bible, theyrviv rediscovered rachel carson s little green book. anyone 1968 paul urlick s