In his magazine, Forbes, Steve Forbes has again argued for the return of the use of DDT to battle malaria in Africa. Of course, there are other techniques available for fighting the disease, but perhaps not with the same prospect for return of investment to those who make their living investing in pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.
Here is a partial quote from Forbes magazine this month -- take note of the wording and ask yourself if the environmental impacets of DDT were only "alleged" as Forbes himself alleges: The Gates Foundation has set itself the exciting challenges of finding cures for a number of diseases.... Will Bill Gates infuse these areas with the same entrepreneurial spirit that he so magnificently applied to high tech? On the disease front his organization can quickly save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people each year by forcefully pushing to once again use DDT in the fight against malaria. The chemical was banned in most of the world for the alleged harm it did to the environment
