Malaria & DDT

“Malaria fighters speak out to support DDT use,” by American Council on Science and Health.
Inspired by Rachel Carson’s anti-science book “Silent Spring,” the ban on the
Inspired by Rachel Carson’s anti-science book “Silent Spring,” the ban on the chemical DDT has cost countless lives through an upsurge in malaria. (DDT is used to control mosquito populations, which spread the disease). Now it seems the United Nations Environmental Programme is violating the Stockholm Convention by pressuring the seven remaining countries still actively spraying to stop using the cheap and effective chemical, as well as pressuring India to stop making it. Read the full article on ACSH Dispatch.