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**education** · 08-24-2012, 10:05 PM

a recent speech I heard said Rachel Carson had more blood on her hands than Stalin and Mao - I thought that was a little strong...

Even if it's true that reduced use of DDT is responsible for millions of avoidable deaths, surely the people with "blood on their hands" are the scientists reporting to governments who recommended the action, and the politicians who implemented it; not an independent writer who drew attention to a problem with the widespread use of the product.

08-24-2012, 10:05 PM	#53
education Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	a recent speech I heard said Rachel Carson had more blood on her hands than Stalin and Mao - I thought that was a little strong... Even if it's true that reduced use of DDT is responsible for millions of avoidable deaths, surely the people with "blood on their hands" are the scientists reporting to governments who recommended the action, and the politicians who implemented it; not an independent writer who drew attention to a problem with the widespread use of the product.
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