Silent Snow, The slow poisoning of the Arctic, Marla Cone, An award-winning US environmental journalist traveled to the Arctic to investigate why its inhabitants are heavily impacted by pollution

Silent Snow, The slow poisoning of the Arctic, Marla Cone, An award-winning US environmental journalist traveled to the Arctic to investigate why its inhabitants are heavily impacted by pollution (e.g., high PCB levels in mothers' milk), despite the region's image as one of the last pristine places. Blending scientific data and personal observations à la Rachel Carson, Cone explores the evidence for its contamination by industrialized nations' toxins. The book concludes with an Inuit legend about their traditional lifestyle that offers clues to averting the most dire predictions.

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Silent Snow, The slow poisoning of the Arctic, Marla Cone, An award-winning US environmental journalist traveled to the Arctic to investigate why its inhabitants are heavily impacted by pollution (e.g., high PCB levels in mothers' milk), despite the region's image as one of the last pristine places. Blending scientific data and personal observations à la Rachel Carson, Cone explores the evidence for its contamination by industrialized nations' toxins. The book concludes with an Inuit legend about their traditional lifestyle that offers clues to averting the most dire predictions.