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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

metric system, lead and California condors

here’s a cross post from http://www.outdoornewsguy.com

As the latest ban takes effect in California count me a skeptic as to the across the board benefit provided the target species of California condors. Am I a condor hater? Not one bit, I’m more frustrated with the seeming attribution to hunters as the source for the condor struggles. As has been duly noted for centuries lead has been used in an array of commercial practices and is found naturally occurring. I don’t doubt other means of preventing mortality in condors is part of the plan, don’t doubt it one bit, but lead has been used in paint, batteries, in plumbing, insecticides and more.

full post at http://www.outdoornewsguy.com

Comments

Remember the DDT hoax?  This is merely an end run in an attempt at gun control.  The California legislature should apply this to gang members in LA and various other locations.  Will they fine them for drive by shooting into houses, cars and people?


Communism is evil

Chief RZ on July 3, 2008 at 06:28 am

Remember the DDT hoax?

The so-called hoax was not a hoax at all. That stuff is dreadful. Very bad for the birdies. I ‘spect you think Agent Orange is just fine too??


rasberry

Sparkie Arbuckle on July 3, 2008 at 07:23 am

Chief
DDT almost killed the bald eagle. In the 1960s there were less than 500 nesting pairs of bald eagles in the lower 48. That’s THE TRUTH.

There is nothing wrong about learning new things about chemicals we use.  I suspect you deny that PCBs are bad too. Tell it to the people of Anniston, AL. Monsanto has had to pay to raise the entire town it was so polluted. The top twenty feet of topsoil had to be removed. Fish put into a nearby stream were floating in 15 secs and dead in 20.
People with you attitude Chief… can be very dangerous to the lives and wellbeing of other humans.


rasberry

Sparkie Arbuckle on July 3, 2008 at 07:43 am

The so-called hoax was not a hoax at all. That stuff is dreadful.

No doubt the “fact” that “that stuff is dreadful” more than justifies the FACT that over 1 million children per year have died of preventable malaria over the past 25 years.  Besides, the vast majority of those deaths occurred in Africa, and we all know they would probably have grown up to contract HIV/AIDS anyway.  Better to let malaria get ‘em while they’re young and maintain the aura of politically correct respectability, than to risk the well-being of some birds and save 25 to 30 million black kids, eh?


“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Bat One on July 3, 2008 at 08:00 am

Bullshit. Bald Eagle declines were not connected to DDT. No species declines have ever been connected to DDT.


Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

2Hotel9 on July 3, 2008 at 08:12 am

DDT almost killed the bald eagle. In the 1960s there were less than 500 nesting pairs of bald eagles in the lower 48. That’s THE TRUTH.

You can prove no cause and effect relationship there, Sparkie.  You are drinking the leftie enviro KoolAid on this one.


If life doesn’t begin at conception, why do they call it birth control?

robert108 on July 3, 2008 at 09:12 am
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