During one of our discussions regarding Carson’s Silent Spring, it was brought to our attention that beloved Dr. Seuss played part in such biochemical warfare. I noticed my classmate’s reaction to this information was that of disbelief. Our generation grew up reading Seuss’s tales of environmental kindness and consciousness, stories such as The Lorax have touched and inspired many. In fact, just recently The Lorax was adapted as a film, and even here around the University of Oregon, a highly environmentally conscious community, there is a co-op named The Lorax. My initial thought was along the lines of the following: what does this mean if the creator of these fantastical tales is a fraud? Continue reading →