[wagglebee]

Every year, millions die of Malaria in Africa simply because the environmental movement, sparked by a book written by Rachel Carson in the 1950s, has done everything in its power to eliminate the use of DDT and every other pesticide that might otherwise protect our lives.

That is murder on a grand scale. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes. If DDT had not been banned by a United Nations protocol, those millions would have been spared an early death. Its favorite victims continue to be women and children.

More evidence that the left is far more concerned about its radical agenda than they are about the well-being of people.

[datura]

Does anyone know more about the above referenced executive order regarding avian flu?

[Certified Horticulturist]

Liberal-demokkkRATs = War, Famine, Disease and Death.

[Sam Cree]

read later

[LiberalWorker]

DDT killed far more than mosquitoes ever will. You can see that simply by looking at how many endangered species of birds there are after DDT was used widely. Without species of birds many other organisms' populations explode causing ecological collapse. Without predator species of the mosquito. There would be as many of them as there are now and you wouldn't have birds either. Also your proposal that we stop effective testing on pesticides would mean that someone could put something on the market more deadly then the Black Plague with little to no testing. Or it could kill something else. Whats next....?

[muawiyah]

"Daddy, what's a crow like".

[ndt]

The author is so out of touch with reality, I give him my permission to delouse himself with a daily, liberal application of DDT. You don't need DDT to kill mosquitoes, a light vegetable oil does just fine.

I've lived for years in an area of Malaria (and dange and yellow fever) and have worked on projects to reduce just these types of mosquito breeding population. This is utter garbage.... A pathetic attempt to create a cause and effect that just does not exist.

[lilmsdangrus]

bump

[tet68]

Ring around the rosey,
a pocket full of poseys.
Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down.

Yes, it's about the plague.

[speekinout]

. Ironically, West Nile Fever kills birds by the thousands.

Well, yes, but mostly crows. I have to admit that I changed my mind about West Nile. Years ago, I used to have song birds of all sorts near my house. Then the crows moved in, and that was the end of the song birds.
Then West Nile came, and the crows are gone (all of them!), and the song birds are back.
If this isn't a case of "silver lining", I don't know what is.

[John Locke]

Conditions in New York City in 1999 and today were quite different from the cities of medieval Europe where the Black Plague thrived. People did not bathe. Rats were everywhere. Rivers were used as sewers. Human offal was tossed into the streets.

Run it by me again - just how is today's NYC different?