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U.S. Chemical Industry Resists Pressure to Adopt Green Chemistry
The U.S. chemical industry is afraid --very afraid --that Europe's
embrace of a precautionary chemicals policy (REACH) will create
enormous pressure to adopt inherently safer "green chemistry"
principles and practices.
Will Congress Gut the National Environmental Policy Act?
While we've all been focused on Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq War, and
corporate scandals, "conservatives" in Congress have been preparing
to revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), with its
important precautionary provisions that require alternatives
assessment of large federal projects.
EU Sets Goal to Clean Marine Environment in 15 Years
As the European Union is beginning to ask, "How much pollution can we
avoid?" the U.S. is continuing to ask, "How much pollution can we get
away with?" --an excellent example of a modern precautionary
approach versus the tired old risk-based approach.
Seattle School Board Adopts Precautionary Pesticide Policy
The Seattle School Board has adopted a precautionary policy for pest
management, aiming to minimize exposure of students and staff to
toxic chemicals.
Will Precaution Be Used to Justify Killing Elephants?
In South Africa, the government says the precautionary principle
requires killing 6000 elephants that are considered harmful to the
local environment. Have all reasonable alternatives been considered?
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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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