| − | 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> Now, the head of the World Bank, prominent [[neo-conservative]] [[Paul Wolfowitz]], has embraced the life-saving use of DDT. <ref>http://www.fightingmalaria.org</ref> | + | A proven anti-mosquito agent that was able to eradicate [[malaria]] in America and elsewhere was attacked by [[Rachel Carson]] and the environmentalist movement, due to a possible link to cancer. 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> Now, the head of the World Bank, prominent [[neo-conservative]] [[Paul Wolfowitz]], has embraced the life-saving use of DDT. <ref>http://www.fightingmalaria.org</ref> |