The modern environmental movement started about the time of Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring. It has long been known that the book was based on questionable research, and that it distorted scientific studies. But, the book was successful and prompted governments to action, even though it was known that the actions were unnecessary. This success prompted environmentalists to adopt similar deceptive tactics to achieve their goals, which usually were to promote a socialist state, or to establish Rousseau’s Romanticism in modern society. Here is a discussion.