Warning Signs: The 50th Anniversary of "Silent Spring": A Lethal Legacy

Malaria, once on the brink of being eliminated, has long since made resurgence since the ban of DDT, although some nations most affected by the disease have received permission to use it.

That is Rachel Carson’s true and lethal legacy.

It is why so much of what the environmental movement advocates, from the United Nations to non-governmental-organizations like Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, the World Wildlife Fund, and dozens of others always seems to end up killing people in the name of saving the Earth.

Carbon Emissions Threaten Marine Life, Scientist Says - Bloomberg

“Organisms are trying to build shells out of calcium carbonate,” he said. “If the water they live in becomes undersaturated with that, they have great difficulties.”

Flashback: Oh snap! CO2 causes some ocean critters to build more shells | Watts Up With That?

In a striking finding that raises new questions about carbon dioxide’s (CO2) impact on marine life, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists report that some shell-building creatures—such as crabs, shrimp and lobsters—unexpectedly build more shell when exposed to ocean acidification caused by elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).

We'll kill carbon tax, Cobb tells growers - National Rural News - Agribusiness and General - Political - Farm Weekly

THE federal coalition will do everything within its powers to repeal the upcoming carbon tax if they replace the Gillard government at the next federal election, according to Shadow Agriculture Minister John Cobb.