I wrote my master's thesis on Silent Spring. Carson argued that DDT and other pesticides were being misused and overused. DDT is most effective when it's applied to mosquito netting, or sprayed on walls. There's really not much use for it in the US, certainly not since the last malaria outbreak which was about 35 years ago. But exemptions still exist for use in emergencies. The idea that evil treehuggers are somehow responsible for the deaths of millions of people in third world countries doesn't hold up to scrutiny. It's something that Rush Limbaugh might say, but that's about it.
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I wrote my master's thesis on Silent Spring. Carson argued that DDT and other pesticides were being misused and overused. DDT is most effective when it's applied to mosquito netting, or sprayed on walls. There's really not much use for it in the US, certainly not since the last malaria outbreak which was about 35 years ago. But exemptions still exist for use in emergencies. The idea that evil treehuggers are somehow responsible for the deaths of millions of people in third world countries doesn't hold up to scrutiny. It's something that Rush Limbaugh might say, but that's about it.