From: Leland Jory (ljory@mts.net)
Date: Fri Mar 12 2004 - 06:46:17 GMT
On Mar 11, 2004, at 8:05, Platt Holden wrote:
> I'm with you, Jon. Environmentalists do more harm in good. Example: 2
> million Africans dies every year from malaria which could easily be
> eradicated by use of DDT. But anti-pesticide zealots have convinced the
> World Health Organization to ban DDT.
Just to clarify, I'm not trying to come across as an enviro-nazi.
Believe you me, Greenpeace and PETA's antics piss me off just as much
as the next guy (assuming the next guy isn't a member of GP or PETA,
that is). However, I try to give a crap about the environment because
we ARE having a negative effect on it (vis a vis such effects as global
warming, pollution of air and water, direct and indirect cause of
extinctions of various species). I try to remember that life is based
on interdependence.
As for DDT (and DDE/DDD), check http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts35.html
It's not a damning page of info, but it does point to certain risks of
long-term exposure (the potential for liver cancer, for one). Plus,
animals tend to be more sensitive to the chemical.
That being said, I'm not evangelizing to anyone. I recycle. I try to
buy products with minimal environmental impact (whenever possible). I
try to make sure any vehicle I buy is relatively fuel-efficient and
minimally polluting (again, as much as possible). It's up to you if you
want to follow suit.
--
Leland Jory :^{)>
Cafeteria Spiritualist and Philosopher
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away, I'm looking for the truth.' and so it goes away. Puzzling." -
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