Weather Channel Celebrates Deaths of Millions

I checked the Weather Channel this morning to see when the rain will finally let up. Today is Earth Day and they are celebrating environmental milestones. I saw two short spots, for example, celebrating the banning of DDT in 1972 and the banning of CFCs in 1978.

It has been well documented that the claims in Rachel Carson's book which led to the banning of DDT were false. The scientific evidence shows that DDT spraying does not harm the environment as claimed. DDT spraying, however, is the only effective way to control malaria in the third world. Since the DDT ban, millions and millions of impoverished people of color have died from malaria who would likely have lived without the ban. Malaria not only causes death for so many, but even those who survive are so severely weakened that they can do little productive work.

The mindless celebration of regulations which cause death, disease and impoverishment for millions of people is more than sad. It is sick.

Of course, you have to wonder about what's between the ears of folks who think it is a good idea to stand out in the middle of a hurricane dodging flying debris while telling us how really stupid it would be for anyone to go outside during the hurricane.