Thursday, June 04, 2009
Malaria, Politics and DDT - WSJ.com
Long ago, DDT got labeled as bad.
Similar to today's global warming scare, it gained traction that hasn't gone away despite proof to the contrary.
The U.N., who I see as bad government on steroids, has had a huge role in both issues...
Similar to today's global warming scare, it gained traction that hasn't gone away despite proof to the contrary.
The U.N., who I see as bad government on steroids, has had a huge role in both issues...
a recent Wall Street Journal opinion column incleded this:
"'Sadly, WHO's about-face has nothing to do with science or health and everything to do with bending to the will of well-placed environmentalists,' says Roger Bate of Africa Fighting Malaria. 'Bed net manufacturers and sellers of less-effective insecticides also don't benefit when DDT is employed and therefore oppose it, often behind the scenes.'
It's no coincidence that WHO officials were joined by the head of the U.N. Environment Program to announce the new policy. There's no evidence that spraying DDT in the amounts necessary to kill dangerous mosquitoes imperils crops, animals or human health. But that didn't stop green groups like the Pesticide Action Network from urging the public to celebrate World Malaria Day last month by telling 'the U.S. to protect children and families from malaria without spraying pesticides like DDT inside people's homes.'"
