--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 6/6/06 2:01 PM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > That's all you've got to say about millions who died as a result of > > the environmentalists' successful ban of DDT...that's it's "a > > standard retort"? > > > How did these millions die?
Malaria, other diseases that would have been eradicated by disease- bearing mosquitoes et. al. had DDT been allowed to be used. > There was no alternative preferable to DDT? DDT is/was a wonder pesticide. Apparently, nothing comes close to it in its effectiveness. > What > would have been the consequences if we had continued to use DDT to ³save² > these ³millions?² Uh, they'd be alive? > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
