Comments on: At What Cost? http://www.wunderkraut.com/index.php/archives/2007/06/07/at-what-cost/ Wed, 12 May 2010 11:29:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: tree hugging sister http://www.wunderkraut.com/index.php/archives/2007/06/07/at-what-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-13804 tree hugging sister Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:00:19 +0000 http://www.wunderkraut.com/index.php/archives/2007/06/07/at-what-cost/#comment-13804 I'm surprised you weren't firing up the old Husqvarna as you read this.... I’m surprised you weren’t firing up the old Husqvarna as you read this….

]]> By: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life http://www.wunderkraut.com/index.php/archives/2007/06/07/at-what-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-13600 Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.wunderkraut.com/index.php/archives/2007/06/07/at-what-cost/#comment-13600 <i>The thing is, one of the main reasons for the decline in the bald eagle was the widespread use of DDT.</i> That was <i>asserted</i> by Rachel Carson, but I don't believe it's been demonstrated with actual data. In any case, judicious use of DDT, even if it were problematic for some species, saves lives, especially since the proposed applications in the third world are for local and indoor application, not widespread spraying. The thing is, one of the main reasons for the decline in the bald eagle was the widespread use of DDT.

That was asserted by Rachel Carson, but I don’t believe it’s been demonstrated with actual data. In any case, judicious use of DDT, even if it were problematic for some species, saves lives, especially since the proposed applications in the third world are for local and indoor application, not widespread spraying.

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