So I finally started reading Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, last weekend. It's basically the original environmentalist book. It was written in 1962, and it's all about the government pesticide spraying programs, and the rise in pesticide use, radiation, and the creation of non-natural chemicals. It may touch on other things later, I'm only
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"Carson didn't seem to take into account the vital role (DDT) played in controlling the transmission of malariaOn the contrary, she does consider these points, and cites studies and facts which bring into question this alleged effectiveness. In many situations, the mass chemical spraying that occurred 1) was a "solution" to something that research has shown was not really a problem (ex: fire ants in the southern US); 2) was done against the advisement of branches of the government tasked with researching the effects of this (ex: Fish and Wildlife departments, I believe the FDA, etc.); 3) was later proven to be a temporary fix, where the targeted population surged again a few years later, often with their natural predators or control factors replenishing at a reduced rate (having also been affected by the chemical), thus exacerbating the ( ... )
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http://www.aldoleopold.org/about/almanac.htm
also has to be considered one of them.
Terry F.
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