Loss of silence signals our wider failure to address environmental crises

Evidence

Recalling the warning of Robert Koch, developer of the scientific method that identifies the causes of disease, I believe the unchecked loss of silence is a canary in a coal mine—a global one. If we cannot make a stand here, if we turn a deaf ear to the issue of vanishing natural quiet, how can we expect to fare better with more complex environmental crises? — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 29

Categorization

• SEED: The ‘quiet as canary’ framing is a memorable rhetorical device that could anchor a broad environmental essay.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 29
• XREF: connects to: Quiet places are disappearing faster than species are going extinct — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 63; Loss of silence fundamentally alters human nature itself — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1354; Anti-noise strategies fail because they cannot restore listening connection to the land — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 21 (+3 more)