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Quote Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
JaggedEdge, I think virtually everything you've said was nullified by your assertion that the environment is fine.
I wanted to discuss this all by itself. How is my assertion the environment is virtually fine ruin my whole argument. I'm not saying their aren't certain environmental issues that could be beneficial, however, environmentalists undermine their entire operation by attempting to control every aspect of our lives.

The coast is eroding in Southern Louisiana is a legitimate concern. It hurts our economy, doesn't provide adequate protection from incoming hurricanes, etc.

Unfortunately, environmentalists can't seem to prioritize. Not to mention, a lot of environmental actions only harm the environment.

Smokey the Bear sounded positive when he was preaching, "You can prevent forest fires," unfortunately, the fires were an intricate part to our environment. For one, when fires do break out, they are even more difficult to get under control because they are so thick in places. Also, fire is an intricate part in new trees growing and reviving the land.

The DDT ban is another example of how environmental issues make our lives worse. There is no evidence DDT causes health risks, however, it's proven to control mosquito populations. A few supporters of DDT used to eat it daily on stage to prove it was harmless, they died of old age.

Now millions of people die in third world countries from malaria, something that DDT had prevented before it was banned. Not to mention we now spend tax dollars to buy them mosquito nets when all we would have to do is let them use DDT.

From Hoodwinked by Jack Cashill:
There, Edwards got the order to dust every soldier in his company with the DDT powder. For two weeks straight, he did just that, breathing the fog of white dust as he did so. Much to everyone's relief, the DDT worked, and the epidemic was checked (Typhus spread by lice). The surgeon general estimated that the DDT had saved the lives of five thousand soldiers.
If you would like to read more on the subject you can find it on pages 199-206.

Ultimately, it's a harmless insecticide that if allowed, would save millions of lives lost due to disease spread by insects.

The point is, yes, there are areas that could benefit from environmental controls. Unfortunately, environmental concerns often harm the environment.

The truth is, we don't know how to benefit the environment, so we shouldn't even try until we get it right. The environment is an intricate balancing act, but we have no clue how to balance it. When we save one animal, it often whips of major portions of another population, etc. Every living thing has it's purpose in our environment, yet we try and influence it without even fully understanding what our actions will do to our environment.

It hardly sounds environmentally friendly to me.