--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, I just found an interesting long article on it > > http://www.cis.org.au/policy/Spring01/polspr01-1.pdf > > IMHO, Martin, the evidence given in this report > looks pretty good. But, of > course, if you see problems with this report, I'm > open to seeing other > evidence. Someone I consider a daughter's life is > involved in this, so you > can appreciate how much I want to get this right. > > Dan M.
And, of course, I have _lots_ of family whose life is at risk from this decision, so it's kind of important to me as well. It's not an issue that I've looked at superficially - the evidence on the issue, so far as I can tell, is quite overwhelming. In fact, the best use of DDT for malaria prevention is as a paste on the walls of homes (where it can have no environmental effects) - and the environmental movement has lobbied very heavily against that, and convinced western governments not to fund even that use of DDT, as well as the use of DDT-implanted anti-mosquito netting (DDT has a secondary effect as an irritant which mosquitos don't seem to evolve a resistance to, which makes it very effective when used in doors). Finally, no one in favor of DDT usage has an agenda on this issue, so far as I can tell. No one makes any money off DDT - it's an old chemical, and industry has generally been in favor of replacing it with other, more profitable, chemicals. You're generally in favor of using DDT if you think using it is a good idea. But since some people would rather attack people who disagree with them than look at the evidence (after all, no one important is dying, right?) it's pretty clear how this one comes out. Of course, if those people had ever seen what a case of malaria looks like, they might have a slightly different view. Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
