The new global warming lawsuit industry
Eco-activists add more junk litigation to their anti-civilization arsenal by Paul K. Driessen Eco-Imperialism.com January 2005 Much to the outrage of ideological environmentalists and certain segments of the “international community,” the United States won’t sign the Kyoto Protocol – which some apparently believe will guarantee happy ever-aftering on a planet where temperatures remain fixed in […]
Prophets, False Prophets and Profiteers
Some ten thousand delegates, scientists, activists, politicians and journalists recently convened in Argentina for the COP-10 confab on “solutions” to the theoretical problem of “dangerous” and “catastrophic” global climate change. Months of hype and consternation preceded the event, to pressure the United States and Australia into ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. “The Day After Tomorrow” and […]
When visions collide
The Rainforest Action Network’s real target is the Third World’s poor by Paul K. Driessen Eco-Imperialism.com January 2005 Rainforests are disappearing at a frightening rate, the students were taught, so they raised $523 for an activist group’s “protect an acre” program. At the behest of their teacher and the group, they trekked into Manhattan to […]
Eco-Imperialism won’t save the environment
New, “uncontrolled” methods of mass communication have emboldened a revolutionary rethinking of smug assumptions surrounding the environmental movement. Now, the question is finally being asked: Is it really helping people lead better lives, or is it hurting the most vulnerable? One American revolutionary, ecologist and human rights activist Paul Driessen, recently visited Winnipeg to present […]
Learn the facts about DDT and malaria
Valuable articles about pesticides and disease Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) November 2004 For further background about malaria and DDT, we recommend the following: Amir Attaran, Karen I. Barnes, et al., “WHO, the Global Fund, and medical malpractice in malaria treatment,” The Lancet, January 17, 2004. Eleven malaria experts criticize WHO and Global Fund for providing medicines […]
Letter to President Bush
Urging support for pesticides to control malaria by Roy Innis Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) November 2004 President George W. Bush The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Bush: There is no more important human right than to live. Without life, all other human rights are irrelevant. Somehow, America’s and the world’s malaria control agencies […]
Country-club anxieties vs malaria victims
It’s time to remove life-threatening chemical phobias from laws and public policies by Paul K. Driessen November 2004 Millions of people may have gotten an eleventh-hour death-row reprieve when President Bush won re-election. His commitment to ending killer diseases in developing countries is rock solid – whereas his opponent’s environmental views often obstruct progress. […]
Myths and Facts about DDT
DDT saved lives without hurting people or the environment by Donald E. Waite Donald Waite October 2004 Dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane was first introduced for commercial use in the United States in 1947. It was the most effective of all of the synthetic insecticides, and the least costly to produce. As mentioned previously, it was widely used during […]
Promoting health, prosperity and human rights
College Campuses, Radio, Etc. Promoting health, prosperity and human rights by Paul K. Driessen Eco-Imperialism.com October 2004 College campuses – Following an October 13 debate, Yale University Political Union members voted 3:1 for Paul Driessen and the resolution: “American environmentalism harms developing countries.” Driessen has also spoken on the University of Arizona, Minnesota, North Carolina and Wisconsin […]
Senate Foreign Relations Committee studies malaria and pesticides
Two of the world’s foremost experts on malaria and other infectious diseases testified on October 6, 2004, before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Kansas Senator Sam Brownback presiding), on: “Neglected diseases in East Asia: Are public health programs working?” Robert Desowitz, Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology at the University of […]