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Rachel's Precaution Reporter #2

"Foresight and Precaution, in the News and in the World"

Wednesday, September 7, 2005.........Printer-friendly version
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Table of Contents Edition

Liberte! Egalite! Environment?
  France adds the precautionary principle to its constitution.
Editorial: When Science Gets Censored
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisors are not
  allowed to discuss the precautionary principle.
Farm Workers Harmed By Shoddy Enforcement of Pesticide Laws
  Poor enforcement contributes to the persistent failure of the
  risk-based regulatory system -- one more reason why a precautionary
  approach is needed.
The Problem With Precaution
  "The precautionary principle is an anti-progress, anti-technology
  ideology that would cause the health of our nation to stagnate instead
  of steadily improving."

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  Rachel's Precaution Reporter offers news, views and practical
  examples of the Precautionary Principle, or Foresight Principle, in
  action. The Precautionary Principle is a modern way of making
  decisions, to minimize harm. Rachel's Precaution Reporter tries to
  answer such questions as, Why do we need the precautionary
  principle? Who is using precaution? Who is opposing precaution?

  We often include attacks on the precautionary principle because we  
  believe it is essential for advocates of precaution to know what
  their adversaries are saying, just as abolitionists in 1830 needed
  to know the arguments used by slaveholders.

  Rachel's Precaution Reporter is published as often as necessary to
  provide readers with up-to-date coverage of the subject.

  As you come across stories that illustrate the precautionary 
  principle -- or the need for the precautionary principle -- 
  please Email them to us at rpr@rachel.org.

  Editors:
  Peter Montague - peter@rachel.org
  Tim Montague   -   tim@rachel.org
  
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