From: Matthew Poot (mattpoot@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Mar 12 2004 - 07:46:40 GMT
I did not recieve platts post (??), but I just want to say, that I cant
believe you support the use of DDT. #1, malaria is prevented by having
QUANINE in the diet. Why use carcinonogens?
time for bed.
POOT
----- Original Message -----
From: Leland Jory <ljory@mts.net>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: MD Beyond
> 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
>
> "It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go
> away, I'm looking for the truth.' and so it goes away. Puzzling." -
> Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
>
>
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