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Mendocino County Supervisors Will Study Precaution
A broad coalition of local officials and interested citizens
have asked their county board of supervisors to consider
adopting the precautionary principle as county policy.
Chemicals Found in Babies Heat Up the REACH Debate in Europe
Uncertainty over the health risks of low-level chemical
contamination may compel European lawmakers to strengthen their
precautionary REACH proposal for chemicals policy.
Cellphones 'Should Not Be Given to Children'
A report issued by the UK's National Radiological Protection
Board (NRPB), a government advisory body, calls for a
"precautionary approach" to cellphone use.
The Perils of the Precautionary Principle
"A subjective concept such as 'the precautionary principle' is
itself dangerous because it permits what conservative scholars
have called 'precaution without principle.'"
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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?
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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