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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Well, you have to realise that Gold thinks the greatest invention since 
humans stood up on their hind legs is DDT and that it should never have been 
banned.  That it's sad that a few eagles died but DDT has never hurt a 
human.

She also doesn't think one should worry about industrial chemicals because 
"any chemical is toxic at some dose."

I would say, having read a few of Ms. Gold's rants, that there is about a 
99.9% chance that Ms. Gold is in the pocket of the chemical companies.

Ames thinks regulatory agencies "seem to be mostly counterproductive" and 
aren't needed because "technology is making us healthy and wealthy."  He 
thinks that instead of regulatory agencies we should just have lawsuits.

Of course, one might get a better idea of the good docs if I told you they 
are both long time residents at Bezerkley!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>


> Bev, and any other chemists on the list, what is your reaction to this?
>
> June 12, 2007,  12:43 am
> Mother Nature’s Pesticides
>
> By John Tierney
>
> Tags: DDT, pesticides, Rachel Carson
>
> When I posted on research by Bruce Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold showing
> that humans ingest a lot more natural pesticides than synthetic
> pesticides, I expected a sequel to the earlier denunciations from
> Rachel Carson’s admirers. (To answer their most frequent question:
> No, I am not accepting bribes from chemical companies.)