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OUR WORLD OF

POLITICIZED SCIENCE

The discussion of « politicized scien– ce » is ANATHEMA to the Environ-mental–Terror–Activists, who do notlike it when certain issues are exam-ined that may not be generally known,but need to be explained.

Many deeply held beliefs need to bere–examined.

Many of these beliefs have been en-trenched in our minds for decades byour trust in social policies that has be-come « politicized » with the per-petuation of « junk science », and theuse of coercion through « environmental terrorism ».

In our world, the « politicization » of

science occurs when Environmental–Terror–Activists use economic or legalpressures to influence public policy.

In many cases, Environmental–Ter-ror–Activists Policies spread to certainportions of the population, such as theGreen Space Industry.

Policies of Environmental–Terror oftenlead to business failures, bankrupt-

cies, unemployment, despair, and des-titution.

The depraved indifference of Environ-mental–Terror–Activists has even led

to DEATH ― on a MASSIVE scale.

« Politicized science » has triumphed

whenever politics have outweighedscientific fact.

« Politicized science » has prevailedwhen measures were taken that oftenhad little basis in fact or « sound sci-ence ».

It is now common knowledge that theworld of « politicized science » DE-MONIZED one of the most impressivechemicals of the Twentieth Century ―

DDT.

We are told that the current array of modern and conventional pest controlproducts used by the Green Space In-dustry MAY create the problems onceencountered with the likes of DDT.

This is false !

The Green Space Industry needs to

remind the public of the many MIS-CONCEPTIONS concerning DDT.

The public needs to be given a realitycheck on this matter.

R EMOVING DDT ―

AN EXAMPLE OF

DEPRAVED INDIFFERENCE

The removal of DDT from the worldmarket is a good example where so-cial politics were implemented basedupon « junk science ».



The measures that were urged for theremoval of DDT had LITTLE BASIS infact or science.

DDT had to be eliminated in order to« save » the environment ― a movethat was self–serving and under–handed by Environmental–Terror–Ac-tivists.

The fact that millions of people werehurt and killed with the removal of DDT has been ignored, since, sadly,

the « saving » of the environment ap-peared to be a cause that was greaterthan any human suffering.

Some observers have described thisas a form of « depraved indifference », and even « eco–manslaughter »,by Environmental–Terror–Activists.

A classic example of « depraved indifference » by Enviro–Terror–Activists

was displayed in 1971, during Con-gressional testimony before the U.S.

House Committee on Agriculture. Thediscussion focused on the chemical al-ternatives to DDT.

The alternatives may have been moreacceptable to Enviro–Terror–Activists,but they were truly UNSAFE for use byapplicators, such as farm workers.

The response from Enviro–Terror–

Activists was SHOCKING !

The following statement was attrib-uted to an executive of the Environ-mental Defense Fund, a U.S. Environ-mental–Terror–Organization ―

<< It doesn’t make a lot of difference because the organophosphate [ alter-native ] acts locally and only kill [ sic ]farm workers, and most of them are Mexicans and Negroes . >>

FACTS ABOUT DDT

The following nine statements chal-lenge the « politicized science » that

DEMONIZED DDT.

These statements are examined in de-tail in other reports.

Many deeply held beliefs about DDTneed to be re–examined ―

1. Things were NOT better before DDT.

2. DDT was a pretty good product.

3. DDT saved countless lives.

4. The turf industry embraced DDT.

5. The environmental effect of DDTwas contradictory.

6. The effect of DDT on birds wasexaggerated.

7. Removing DDT was politically

motivated.

8. The removal of DDT led to thedeath of millions.

9. DDT is back again today.



With regard to DDT and malaria,

any rational balancing of risks

will favour the use of DDT

AFRICAN NATION

WANTS DDT

November 11 t h , 2010

HealthFactsAndFears.com

Selected and adapted excerpts

Namibian Health Minister ― Give Us DDT

Republ ic of Namibia ’s Minister of Health and Socia l Services writes in The

Wall Street Journal Europe that when it comes to using DDT for MALARIA CON-

TROL, his country and others still FACE PRESSURE from ANTI – INSECTICIDE ACTIV-

ISTS and RESTRICTIONS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRO – MANIAC TREATY calledthe Stockholm Convent ion . [ See later segment. ]

Spraying DDT insecticide inside houses to repel mosquitoes, called Indoor Re-

sidual Spraying, is TH E CORNERSTONE of an effort to eliminate malaria inSouthern Afr ica.



Richard Nchabi Kamwi , Minister of Health and Social Services, says that thenumber of manufacturers of DDT have dwindled to just one, a state–owned fac-tory in Ind ia.

Richard Nchabi Kamwi writes further ―

There are several reasons to defend DDT and ensure we haveongoing suppl ies.

First, DDT is SAFE FOR HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Since the 1940s, thousands of scientif ic studies have investi - gated potential harm to human health from DDT.

Almost al l these studies are WEAK, INCONCLUSIVE, or CONTRA-DICTORY.

In other words there is NO EVIDENCE OF HARM.

On the other hand, there is well–documented evidence of itsGREAT PUBLIC–HEALTH BENEFITS.

As Minister of Health, I have to evaluate the ful l body of s cien-tif ic evidence and balance r isks.

With regard to DDT and malaria, ANY RATIONAL BALANCING OF RISKS WILL FAVOR DDT.

According to Dr. Gi lbert Ross ―

DDT has SAVED MORE LIVES than any other chemical known toman.

The HYSTERIA–BASED, UNSCIENTIF IC regulation of it ― based

mainly on Rachel Carson’s Si lent Spring, the opposite of a sci -ence–based r isk analysis ― is intolerable and should be re-voked.

Dr. Gilbert Ross is the Executive Director and Medical Director of the American Council onScience and Health ( ACSH ), a consumer education–public health organization. He re-ceived his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Cornell University’s School of Arts andSciences in 1968, and received his M.D. from the N.Y.U. School of Medicine in 1972.



The restrictions on the use of DDT has

resulted in millions of unnecessary deaths

THE IMPACT OF THE R EMOVAL OF DDT

― M ICHAEL CRICHTON

There is still a great deal of controversy regarding the decision to remove DDTfrom the world market.

One popular debate can be summarizes as follows ―

The restrictions on the use of DDT has resulted in MILLIONS OF UNNECESSARYDEATHS !

In 2004, popular author Michael Crichton summed up thesituation with the following excerpt from his book entitled« State of Fear » ―

« Arguably, the greatest tragedy of the Twentieth Century was the removal of DDT.

DDT was the best insecticide for the control of mosquitoes .

Despite views to the contrary, no other products were as efficient, or as safe .

Since the removal of DDT, it has been estimated that THIRTY TO FIFTY MILLION PEOPLE have DIED UNNECESSARILY from the effects of malaria .

Sadly, removing DDT has KILLED MORE PEOPLE THAN HITLER .

Before the removal of DDT, malaria had become almost a minor illness, with only fifty thousand deaths per year throughout the world . »



THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION

The STOCKHOLM CONVENTION on Persistent Organic Pollutants was the result of enviro–maniac negotiations that began in Montreal in 1998 under the United Na-tions Environment Programme.

The objective of the STOCKHOLM CONVENTION was to arbitrarily control, reduce,or eliminate discharges, emissions, and losses of persistent organic pollutants tothe environment.

In 2004, the STOCKHOLM CONVENTION called for the elimination of DDT, as wellas other persistent organic pollutants, barring any health crisis.

Ninety–eight countries ratified the convention.

PAUL K. DRIESSEN

In 2003, Paul K. Driessen wrote the book « Eco–Imperialism ― Green Power,Black Death ».

Driessen claimed that MALARIA DEATHS are TWO MILLIONPER YEAR.

Moreover, the hundreds of millions who « survive » the dis-ease are too sick to work or take care of their families.

They become more vulnerable to subsequent diseases, suchas AIDS, dysentery, and tuberculosis.

The survivors are obviously not able to adequately contrib-ute to the economy.

According to Driessen ―

« It’s no wonder that Sub–Saharan Africa is one of the most destitute regions on

Earth . »

It has been observed that the removal of DDT showed that the West has a lack of compassion for those suffering in Third World countries.

Treatments were used long enough in the Southern United States and SouthernEurope to eliminate insect–borne diseases, but now that DDT is only needed inpoor countries, such as those found in Africa and Asia, it has been removed.



According to Driessen ―

« Now, well–off environmental activists can afford to rail against pesticide use in Africa, while they enjoy all the comforts that our high–tech, malaria–free society bestows upon them . »

PRESSURE TO G IVE UP DDT

Many African nations want to use DDT to SAVE LIVES, but they have been toldtheir agricultural exports may not be accepted if spraying becomes« widespread ».

Some people assert that many countries have been under pressure from interna-tional health and environmental agencies to give up DDT, or face losing aid grantsor trade sanctions.

Both Belize and Bolivia have gone on record to say that they gave in to such pres-sure from the U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ).

Additionally, the European Union ( EU ) has threatened trade sanctions againstcountries like Uganda that seek to use DDT, even solely for malaria control.

Fortunately, the 2004 STOCKHOLM CONVENTION inadvertently paved the way forthe world–wide endorsement of DDT to control and repel the malaria insect vector.

Happily, anti–DDT policies changed, thanks to President George w. Bush.

A TURNABOUT FOR DDT

DDT now plays a crucial part in the U.S. program, announcedby President George W. Bush in 2005, to spend an additional1.2 billion dollars on malaria control over the next five years.

Later in 2005, the U.S. Agency for International Development( USAID ) reversed its long–time opposition to the purchaseof DDT.

This represented a momentous turnabout in U.S. foreign pol-icy.



The following is an excerpt from a speech that Bush presented on December 14th ,2006 ―

« One area in which America has a tremendous potential to help is in the fight against malaria. At home, malaria was eliminated decades ago. It is possible to eliminate malaria. In Africa, malaria remains a persistent killer. I think our citi- zens will be amazed to hear that last year, about a million Africans died of malaria. The vast majority were children under five ― their lives ended by nothing more than a mosquito bite. In some countries, more people die of malaria than HIV/AIDS ― and last week, a new study showed that people who contract malaria become more likely to spread HIV. [ … ] We’re spending 1.2 billion dollars over five years to provide bed nets, and indoor spraying, and anti–malarial medicine, in fifteen African countries. »

Moreover, in 2006, the European Union ( EU ) indicated that it would NO LONGER

IMPOSE TRADE SANCTIONS on those countries that use DDT for controlling aHEALTH CRISIS.

Evidently, the malarial affliction of more than 515 million people per year, andmore than 1 million deaths per year due to malaria, qualified this situation as« health crisis », as defined by the 2004 STOCKHOLM CONVENTION.

In essence, the 2004 STOCKHOLM CONVENTION paved the way for the world–wideendorsement of DDT to control and repel the malaria insect vector.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ENDORSED DDT

On September 16th , 2006, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) announced thatDDT could be used once again as a principal tool against malaria.

For 30 years, the WHO had phased out DDT from widespread « indoor residual spraying ».

As of 2006, WHO endorsed DDT for « indoor residual spraying » in those areassubject to epidemics, as well as in places with constant and high malaria trans-mission, including throughout Africa.

Ironically, several environmental groups now grudgingly endorse the indoor use of DDT for malaria control, including ― the Environmental Defense ( Fund ), the Si-erra Club, and the Endangered Wildlife Trust.

After having killed more people than Hitler, maybe the environmental movementfinally grew a conscience ? Not completely !

The World Wildlife Fund and others still lobby against DDT.



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