Oh, shit. I'm agreeing with Oz. It's the end of the world for sure!

Really, though, you make some good points, Oz. (Of course they're good: I agree with 'em.) The only difference is that I've never really been an environmentalist or a conservationist. I'm totally into conspicuous, wasteful consumption. And I don't care how many cute little animals have to die for it. As long as there's plenty of cows for my T-bones, pigs for my BBQ'd ribs and chickens for my KFC, I'm happy!

Your comment about DDT brought something to mind, as well. Many years ago I read an article about PCB's. Nasty stuff, without question. It seems that some inspectors discovered PCB's in some cat litter and immediately came down full bore on the manufacturer. Well, he naturally put the blame on his supplier, the company that got the clay from the swamps to use in the cat litter. A full blown investigation was started to find out who dumped toxic chemicals into the swamp and contaminated the clay. Nothing was found! Finally, after years of wrangling and name calling someone finally got the bright idea to actually study the problem and determined that, under the right conditions, PCB's can occur naturally in just that kind of swamp!

Just goes to prove that what we think we know today can be turned on its head tomorrow. Next time you find PCB's in your cat litter, blame it on Mother Nature.