In the email I sent out a moment ago I attached what now appears to be a link to a hoax site (a pretty well done one). I was looking for a link to a news report regarding Dow and Bhopal and found that site and what seemed like a ridiculous slip up.
My apologies. Ned DOchtermann From: Ned Dochtermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:16 PM To: 'ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU' Subject: RE: Forbes calling for renewed use of DDT to fight malaria David Bryant wrote: "what happens when Africa is left with DDT resistant anophoeles?" Why would that happen? Evolution is just a theory and global warming is nonsense that is only talked about by scientists in order to increase funding. American companies (e.g. Dow) manufacture pesticides illegal in the US but legal elsewhere. Some of these are produced domestically. Meanwhile in the US these same companies invest money into convincing people that they are concerned about the environment and tout their EPA "Green Chemistry" awards. This façade of environmental concern is perhaps best encapsulated in a quote from Dow's website discussing the Bhopal tragedy they inherited from united carbide: "At DowEthics, we know how important it is to keep up the appearance of listening to our critics." http://www.dowethics.com/r/about/corp/email.htm I'm guessing they were a little confused about some connotation-denotation issues on that one. Ned Dochtermann -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Bryant Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:11 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: Forbes calling for renewed use of DDT to fight malaria Recently I read David McCullough's book on the history of the Panama Canal: "Path Between the Seas". I was shocked to find that two American Physicians were able to reduce malaria and yellow fever to nil by simply isolating patients, screening windows and controlling open water in populated areas. This was over 100 years ago and DDT had not even been invented yet. While DDT may be temporarily effective, what happens when Africa is left with DDT resistant anophoeles? David David M Bryant Ph D University of New Hampshire Environmental Education Program Durham, NH 03824 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 978-356-1928
