While misinformation about glyphosate has resulted in a generation of ambulance chasing lawyers, the comparison to DDT is pure bullshit. No, millions did not "die unnecessarily" because DDT was banned. That is a right wing denialist myth beloved of, for example, Michael Crichton. https://twitter.com/RyanMarino/status/1183840963015446528 …
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@EdDarrell has written far more about the myths and lies spread about Rachel Carson and DDT than I have, for example here.https://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2018/10/23/ban-of-ddt-did-cause-a-rise-in-malaria-or-malaria-deaths/ …Show this thread -
The claim that banning DDT caused millions of unnecessary malaria deaths is nothing but unmitigated nonsense.https://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/world-malaria-day-bring-out-the-ddt-poisoned-claims-beware-the-ill-informed-cynics/ …
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Sadly, a lot of people whom I otherwise respect believe Rachel Carson denialist claims, for example,
@DrPaulOffit.Show this thread
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