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The first link you posted an article from over 25 years ago from an organization that denies human caused climate change and prioritizes science that makes thei

The first link you posted an article from over 25 years ago from an organization that denies human caused climate change and prioritizes science that makes their donors happy. I would take it with a grain of salt.

dahart 7y ago
> an article from over 25 years ago It’s a direct response to an even older article the parent comment posted that preceded it. BTW, May 2019 - June 1996 is just less than 23 years. > from an organization that denies humans caused climate change The Environmental Defense Fund denies human factors? I think you’re mistaken. Can you please provide a source for that claim? Or are you talking about Heartland... did you confuse the hosting web site with the authors?
- lupire 7y ago
  EDF was founded to ban DDT, widely but controversially regarded as one of the worst mistakes of environmentalism.
  - inflatableDodo 7y ago
    I think you might be overemphasising the view of a rather small minority there.
  - dahart 7y ago
    > EDF was founded to bad DDT Right, thanks, yes EDF was founded on the very idea of human factors. I guess @landon32’s comment mistook the URL I used for the source of the information. I can’t find the full article on the EDF site, just a shortened version. Or maybe that comment was intentionally trying to cast doubt by association? Is the history of DDT relevant to the recycling debate, or are you hoping to cast doubt by association? > widely but controversially regarded as one of the worst mistakes of environmentalism. “the United States ban on DDT is a major factor in the comeback of the bald eagle (the national bird of the United States) and the peregrine falcon from near-extinction in the contiguous United States.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT I like bald eagles. And I don’t want DDT used on my food. Do you?? I’d never heard the idea that banning DDT is a mistake. I’m trying to find some reputable sources for the claim that this is widely believed. The Wikipedia article doesn’t exactly back up that claim, so do you want to provide some? “A few people and groups have argued that limitations on DDT use for public health purposes have caused unnecessary morbidity and mortality from vector-borne diseases” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Criticism_of_restrictions_on_DDT_use https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Criticism_of_restriction...
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dahart 7y ago

> an article from over 25 years ago It’s a direct response to an even older article the parent comment posted that preceded it. BTW, May 2019 - June 1996 is just less than 23 years. > from an organization that denies humans caused climate change The Environmental Defense Fund denies human factors? I think you’re mistaken. Can you please provide a source for that claim? Or are you talking about Heartland... did you confuse the hosting web site with the authors?

lupire 7y ago
EDF was founded to ban DDT, widely but controversially regarded as one of the worst mistakes of environmentalism.
- inflatableDodo 7y ago
  I think you might be overemphasising the view of a rather small minority there.
- dahart 7y ago
  > EDF was founded to bad DDT Right, thanks, yes EDF was founded on the very idea of human factors. I guess @landon32’s comment mistook the URL I used for the source of the information. I can’t find the full article on the EDF site, just a shortened version. Or maybe that comment was intentionally trying to cast doubt by association? Is the history of DDT relevant to the recycling debate, or are you hoping to cast doubt by association? > widely but controversially regarded as one of the worst mistakes of environmentalism. “the United States ban on DDT is a major factor in the comeback of the bald eagle (the national bird of the United States) and the peregrine falcon from near-extinction in the contiguous United States.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT I like bald eagles. And I don’t want DDT used on my food. Do you?? I’d never heard the idea that banning DDT is a mistake. I’m trying to find some reputable sources for the claim that this is widely believed. The Wikipedia article doesn’t exactly back up that claim, so do you want to provide some? “A few people and groups have argued that limitations on DDT use for public health purposes have caused unnecessary morbidity and mortality from vector-borne diseases” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Criticism_of_restrictions_on_DDT_use https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Criticism_of_restriction...
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