> On Sep 17, 2015, at 5:31 AM, E.t. Ash <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>  I find it difficult to understand how any thinking person could defend the use of ddt.    

I am pretty sure we can agree that Bill Moyers is a thinking person. He says

> Carson's concerns with DDT stemmed from its overuse for agricultural purposes, yet Malcolm Gladwell explains that she did not "make it clear how judiciously the public health community was using the chemical [to fight malaria]...effectively lumping the malaria warriors with those who used DDT for economic gain." Most of the major U.S. environmental groups support the selective use of DDT for malaria-control, at least until other alternatives are found. 

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09212007/profile2.html

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