[ZGuy]

Possibly the best news I've heard in a few decades.

[Mikey_1962]

Silent Spring and the "research" behind it was such a load of crap but had a life of its own with the baby boom...

[coffeecup]

finally!

[ZGuy]

"Please ping others to this great news" PING!

[sockmonkey]

We think DDT is safe when used correctly and are not aware of any human health risks.

I didn't there were any health risks for humans with DDT-I thought it caused thin shells on bird egss.

[ncountylee]

One of my early years chores was "painting" the screens with DDT for my grandmother.

Not uncommon then.

[maine-iac7]

Sub-Saharan Africa – A Region At Risk: The vast majority of global polio cases are now found in Nigeria – 544 out of 717 cases as of 22 Sept 2004. In 2003, Nigeria and Niger were the only two countries in the region to have endemic polio transmission

from just one site: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/20f57d9b94eb08bd85256f1c0066509c

Might want to look at the research on the links between DDT and polio -

My litmus test is to look at the research on both sides. If the negatives have plausibility - I'd prefer to err on the side of safety.

Monsanto and the other big chem companies have been pushing to get DDT back on line for decades. They have the big money and the big lobby's...

[Lekker 1]

U.S. government officials are enthusiastically endorsing and funding the use of DDT in sub-Saharan Africa

WTF? Funding? I need to consult my pocket version of the Constitution more often I guess. And somehow I don't believe ANY of the "funding" will be coming from the "officials".

[ZGuy]

I don't think these people will be happy with the announcement (and its timing) :

Environmentalists Urge Elimination of DDT for Malaria Control
By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
02 May 2006

Environmentalists are calling for the elimination of the toxic chemical, DDT, which is still used in large parts of Africa to combat malaria. The continued use of DDT is on the agenda of a week-long conference in Geneva aimed at strengthening measures to rid the world of some of its most dangerous chemicals.

More than 500 delegates from 130 countries and many non-governmental organizations are attending the annual conference of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. POPs, as they are called, include 12 hazardous pesticides and industrial chemicals.

The full story is at http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-05-02-voa53.cfm

[avg_freeper]

I guess they decided Rachel has murdered enough Africans.

[Ditto]

"Environmentalists liked things as they were previously, when USAID's malaria-prevention efforts focused primarily on handing out drug treatments and insecticide-treated bed netting to people living in areas at risk for heavy mosquito infestation."

I bet they liked that better because it causes more people to die, which is exactly what the latter day eugenicists in the environmental movement want.

[2001convSVT]

Amen to that! DDT is the best way to defeat many mosquito born illnesses. I would hope that DDT would be used responablely anywhere in the world that mosquito born illnesses plague mankind.

[HamiltonJay]

IT'S ABOUT DAMNED TIME!!!

THE WORLD WIDE BAN OF DDT HAS MURDERED MORE INNOCENT LIFE THAN NAZIISM!!! And as usual, the leftist wackos were behind it!

[Eaglewatcher]

Environmentalist would do well to check their facts before they push policies and practices that kill millions of humans.

[stinkerpot65]

Millions have died in agony thanks to the lies of environmentalists.

[backhoe]

Scams, Scalawags, and an all-too-gullible Public...famous frauds sold to America