Letter to the editor: Carson’s words still ring true

I’d like to share this brief passage from Jill Lepore’s essay “The Shorebird” from her recent book “The Deadline.” The essay concerns the writer Rachel Carson.

Consensus regarding what to do about climate change is hobbled by widespread disbelief that individual actions matter. We are stymied, believing that nothing is worth doing because the problem is too big. Action seems futile absent an improbable act of in … (read more)