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Advancing the Precautionary Principle in Georgia
In Georgia, the precautionary principle is advancing in several
locales simultaneously as environmental justice activists, church
groups, and government officials join forces to explore the power of
foresight and forecaring to protect public health in communities.
Bold Precaution: The Precautionary Principle Gains Traction
So, what is this precautionary principle? The word itself was
translated from a German word, which literally means fore-caring.
It's the foresight principle. It's the fore-action principle. It's
the grandmother principle. It's the principle that says, "We are
going to look out for future generations and to future
generations for their well-being and their sanity."
Use and Abuse of the Precautionary Principle in Biotech Food
"The precautionary principle is actually part and parcel of sound
science.... Scientific evidence is always incomplete and uncertain.
The responsible use of scientific evidence, therefore, is to set
precaution. This is all the more important for technologies, such as
genetic engineering, which can neither be controlled nor recalled."
Let Them Eat Precaution
"Undercut by the mounting genetic evidence, anti-G.M. forces have
cooked up a new tactic, invoking the lowest common denominator in
fabricated scientific disputes: the 'precautionary 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?
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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