National Geographic Acknowledges Huge Loss of Life to Malaria and Need for DDT

LifeSiteNews ^ | 8/7/07 | Steve Jalsevac

[wagglebee]

Finkel writes that Robert Gwadz, a malaria specialist at the US National Institutes of Health, says the worldwide ban on DDT that eventually followed the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which condemned use of the chemical, "may have killed 20 million children." The quote by Gwadz does not include the huge number of adults that have also died since "DDT become nearly impossible to procure" because "the chemical was outlawed by most of the world for agricultural use".

It's about time the left had to answer for their incredible death toll.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Finkel writes that Robert Gwadz, a malaria specialist at the US National Institutes of Health, says the worldwide ban on DDT that eventually followed the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which condemned use of the chemical, "may have killed 20 million children."

But remember - the Zero Population Growth wing of the Left thinks that is a good result.

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the worldwide ban on DDT may have killed 20 million children."

Yeah, but think of all the mosquitos the liberals saved!

[nyyankeefan]

where is rachel carson and al gore when the world needs them???

after all....its for the children....about 20,000,000 that have died without the ddt!!!

[Shermy]

As if there are no other pesticides and counter-measures against malaria vectors.

Life Site News is now a part of the DDT industry’s bizarre PR plan to get them money for their poison? And they complain about Amnesty International?

[samtheman]

This is an old story. Been around for years. The leftist MSM has been studiously ignoring it and covering it up. I’m amazed that NG would even touch it, let alone cover-story it, but it won’t matter. ABCNBCCBSCNN will continue to ignore it and cover it up.

Having said that, I have a question regarding a different anti-mosquito agent. I remember reading about 10 years ago about a revolutionary new weapon against mosquitoes. At the time it was referred to as the Mosquito Diet Pill. It was a biological agent that could be spread on the surface of ponds and other bodies of water that prevented mosquito larvae from ingesting whatever it is the little critters ingest. At the time it was billed as “The End of the Mosquito”.

Does anybody remember reading about that? What ever happened to that? Did the environmental nazis kill that one, too?

[wagglebee]

Rachel Carson never claimed to care about children, her only interest was how thick birds eggs were.

[Wonder Warthog]

"It's about time the left had to answer for their incredible death toll."

"The left" has never given a damn about the deaths their efforts have caused--witness the 150,000,000 people killed by various socialist systems ("national socialist" or "international socialist). A few tens of millions is chicken feed compared to what they've already done.

[samtheman]

think of all the mosquitos the liberals saved!

They didn't do it to save mosquitoes. They did it, ostensibly, to save birds. In reality, they did it to fight chemical companies. It's one of their "things".

[wagglebee]

As if there are no other pesticides and counter-measures against malaria vectors.

Then WHY aren't they being used?

[BeckB]

The Left lied and people died.

[samtheman]

where is rachel carson

She has far more deaths on her hands than does Hitler. (I know. Groan. Bringing up the H-word. But it's true.)

[wagglebee]

I know it’s an old story, anyone with half a brain had it figured out over thirty years ago.

[tennteacher]

Here we go again.

Nobody tells Al Gore.

[rabscuttle385]

But remember - the Zero Population Growth wing of the Left thinks that is a good result.

As long as it's the children of others who suffer needlessly.

However, when it comes to their own children, they are very defensive.

[ValerieTexas]

Put down the Kool Aid

[samtheman]

Then WHY aren't they [alternatives to DDT] being used?

They are hugely more expensive (and in Africa that's a show-stopper) and hugely less effective.

DDT worked. It stopped mosquitoes dead.

But it also killed birds the left would rather have dead people than dead birds. Any day of the week.