| − | A proven anti-mosquito agent that was able to eradicate [[malaria]] in America and elsewhere was unfairly attacked by [[Rachel Carson]] and the [[environmentalist]] movement. Millions of people (some estimate over 300 million) have died as a result of US environmental prohibitions on DDT.<ref>http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidinthenews/articles/nr_051401.html</ref> Former head of the World Bank, prominent [[neo-conservative]] [[Paul Wolfowitz]], has embraced the life-saving use of DDT. <ref>http://www.fightingmalaria.org</ref>
| + | DDT is a proven anti-mosquito agent, able to eradicate [[malaria]]. It was heavily used in America and elsewhere throughout the world. It was attacked (some say unfairly) by [[Rachel Carson]] in her book [[''Silent Spring'']]. Millions of people (some estimate over 300 million) have died as a result of US environmental prohibitions on DDT.<ref>http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidinthenews/articles/nr_051401.html</ref> Former head of the World Bank, prominent [[neo-conservative]] [[Paul Wolfowitz]], has embraced the life-saving use of DDT. <ref>http://www.fightingmalaria.org</ref> |