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The Rise of the Precautionary Principle
In Denton, Texas, residents want to protect the future of their
town by adopting precautionary policies. A social movement is
gathering strength, based on foresight and forecaring...
The Precautionary Principle: Answering the Critics
Opponents trot out a series of misleading claims to contest the
precautionary principle. A careful look shows how these claims
misrepresent basic Precautionary Principle precepts.
Finland Takes a Precautionary Approach to Social Well-being
An editor of the Washington Post visits Finland and observes
the use of foresight and forecaring to improve social
well-being -- trying to do the least harm to the common good.
In this view, even taxes are precautionary.
Commentary: Unprincipled Precaution
Professor Gary Marchant seems to be making a career out of
trashing foresight and forecaring.
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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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