> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/1677073.stm > > What are you trying to suggest? That Africans are incapable of making > informed decsisions?
No, they are not incapable of making informed decisions...it's just that, like everyone else, they can be influenced by false statements and be pressured. Are you arguing that that the precipitous drop in DDT use in Third World countries was just >Dr Samuel Mabunda and Dr Avertino Barreto have > been tricked by Western environmentalists? I don't see how that link > supports Guatam's accusation in any way. DDT spraying has been greatly reduced/stopped in many third world countries after strong pressure from environmental groups. Are you saying that this is a coincidence? That people who advocate something harmful have no responsiblity if they ideas are implemented? > > It has just been restarted in South Africa because the malaria epidemic was > > getting much worse. DDT is cheap and effective, and the environmental > > damage from targeted spraying, while real, needs to be weighed against > > hundreds of thousands of deaths/year. > So basically it all comes down to cost. "It's only money" is a statement that only the wealthy can make. My daughter Neli's reaction to accidently breaking a cheap glass brought this home for me. She was almost in hysterics when she did it, but it was no big deal to us. She told us that her mom would yell at her for two weeks for such an action and would take twice the amount out of her bride price. A running account was kept. > > Other hits on that google discuss spraying as controversial. Why should it > > be? > > You've just posted a link saying why. > I think the Greenpeace/WWF line is that DDT should be banned and > replaced with safer, more expensive substitutes. Again though this is > irrelevant. Have environmentalists killed anyone through their > objection to the agricultural use of DDT in the developed world? No. They objected to all use. Just spend more money isn't an option when the per capita income of a country is 800/year. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
