[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

[E Rocc]

In the interests of honesty, they should call themselves the Friends of the Anopheles Mosquito.

-Eric