tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post5861189373274142221..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Statists Love EPADad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-89717943105695992412010-12-01T07:46:42.977-06:002010-12-01T07:46:42.977-06:00You're kidding, right? Solely putting the bla...You're kidding, right? Solely putting the blame for those fatalities because DDT was NOT used, and refusing to take into account a myriad of other factors? WOW!<br /><br />Perhaps one can take comfort that other measures have demonstrated success.<br /><br />A WHO study in 2008 discovered that mass distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and artemisinin–based drugs reduced malaria deaths by 50% in Rwanda and Ethiopia. Indoor residual spraying using DDT played little role in the mortality decline.<br /><br />Vietnam switched from DDT to an approach using bednets, pyrethroid group insecticides, and the promotion of immediate treatment for cases. HUGE reduction in malaria cases.<br /><br />Mexico has waged an effective war against malaria using a comprehensive program using NO DDT.<br /><br />I'm sure you would counter with successful DDT programs. I get it. But the point is there are other alternatives which have proven to work in different environments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-81634111704987621652010-11-30T23:37:40.978-06:002010-11-30T23:37:40.978-06:00OK, Anon...what study result would be enough, in y...OK, Anon...what study result would be enough, in your mind, to balance the 20+ million deaths?<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-54626670505381643882010-11-30T21:57:56.068-06:002010-11-30T21:57:56.068-06:00Banning DDT is an unmitigated disaster for the Thi...Banning DDT is an unmitigated disaster for the Third World, but who cares about 'little brown people,' anyway?<br /><br /><br />Not quite. The science for both sides of the equation have their plusses and minuses. Typical of you to outright dismiss legitimate environmental concerns surrounding DDT, especially those studies which have been replicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-37204314622671483492010-11-30T19:39:04.780-06:002010-11-30T19:39:04.780-06:001, 5, 6, 7 and 8 I would consider "accomplish...1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 I would consider "accomplishments" (having been in "the biz"). The remainder is statist crap (why I am no longer in "the biz").Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.com