February 21st, 2010
The Need for New Chemicals
Since the days of Silent Spring the situation relating to chemical pollutants has progressed. Everyday new chemicals are been introduced into everyday household products. Consumerism is driving the market more than ever. New better products are sought in a capitalists driven market by ever more expectant, less easily satisfied consumers. For manufacturers to out-compete their competitors they are in constant need of better ways to present, package and improve their products. And for this they need new chemicals. As long as the situation remains the same, there will always be a constant stream of new chemicals coming into the market.
Silent Spring opened up Awareness
Silent Spring documented cases of environmental abuse and forced us to question our activities. It made use aware of the impact we were having on Nature. In some ways Silent Spring slowed the accelerating rate of abuse. We became more aware but market forces still dictated our actions. We all know the damage we’re causing, but are helpless to change our ways.
Government and industry don’t really help only seeming to take action against toxic chemical pollutants after the event.
The powerful force that was once environmentalism is slowing down. Its influence though more widespread seems more diffuse. It seems that circumstances is the real controlling force towards progress; as we’re only seeking alternatives because circumstance has forced our hands.
Comments
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NIKITAKTAK
February 23rd, 2010
Interesting view point. But chemical pollutants is not that great a threat is it? Regulations have now curbed the impact of toxic pollutants in the environment. The cases we used to hear about in the past no longer occur where whole regions of wildlife become contaminated because of the misuse of one dangerous chemical or another.
Taki-Yadi
March 5th, 2010