World’s Scariest Words: ‘I’m an Environmentalist and I’m Here to Help’
Boris – you say: “As a result, environmentalists urged the use of other insecticides which were as effective as, or in many cases more effective than, DDT.”
Kristof says: “The poor countries that were able to keep malaria in check tend to be the same few that continued to use DDT, like Ecuador. Similarly, in Mexico, malaria rose and fell with the use of DDT. South Africa brought back DDT in 2000, after a switch to other pesticides had led to a surge in malaria, and now the disease is under control again. The evidence is overwhelming: DDT saves lives.”
Do you have a link to research that proves that malaria is not on the rise? Do you have a link to proof that the “more effective” insecticides recommended by environmentalists were genuinely more effective?
..and I call environmentalists “environmentalists” because that’s what they call themselves.
