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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by natechols on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:55PM (#19904389)
The slur against Carson is a myth that got started in the last couple of decades by anti-regulatory think tanks as a way to attack one of the foundations of the modern environmental movement. It's complete nonsense because 1) DDT spraying is still considered a legitimate method of mosquito (i.e. malaria) control, which was never the main problem anyway - widespread agricultural use was what led to "Silent Spring", and 2) DDT resistance eventually limited its effectiveness even for mosquito control. Read "Merchants of Doubt" if you want the gory details.
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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by philwelch on Monday May 13, 2019 @06:24PM (#19904611)
It's possible I was misinformed, then. I'll have to look into this.
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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by inflatableDodo on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @12:56AM (#19906876)
The Nixon admin banned DDT in 1972. Just in the USA.

Somehow, this got translated into; 'Carson got DDT banned and all malaria deaths are her fault'. This is despite the fact that where there are mosquitos we are still using DDT.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/rachel_carsons_critics_keep_o...

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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by the6threplicant on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @08:18AM (#19908778)
It's the same logic as "If we don't use antibiotics in cattle they'll all die!". Totally ignoring the unintended consequences of antibiotic resistance in humans.
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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by simonh on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @08:35AM (#19908865)
The old "this thing can't possibly work, even though it's done in other countries all over the world just fine" argument.
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Re:The sci-fi cities of Bezos’s Blue Origin derive from his ... by dwaltrip on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:50AM (#19907341)
Props for the gracious response and openness to being mistaken. It always inspires me when I see this.

Disclaimer: I don't know anything about this particular issue.

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