. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Rachel's Precaution Reporter #29"Foresight and Precaution, in the News and in the World"Wednesday, March 15, 2006............Printer-friendly versionwww.rachel.org -- To make a secure donation, click here. |
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Table of Contents Edition City of Oakland, California Adopts Zero Waste as a Goal Oakland, California, a port city of 400,000, has formally adopted the goal of zero waste by 2020 -- a precautionary approach to municipal discards. Mayor Jerry Brown says zero waste can protect the environment, enhance the local economy, and serve social justice. California Could Pioneer a New Industry: 'Green Chemistry' The long-awaited "Wilson Report" shows how California could take the lead in developing safer chemicals. Editorial: The Poverty of Public Health in a Dominant Power Worldwide, the keystone idea of public health is prevention. But hurricanes Rita and Katrina revealed that, in the U.S., decades of budget-cutting have left us with a public health infrastructure that is frayed, overburdened, and unable to prevent major harm from natural disasters, epidemics of infectious disease, or the well-documented health burdens of poverty, social exclusion, job-related insecurity and stress. A Response to 'Does God Oppose the Precautionary Principle?' In RPR #28, a writer argued that God opposes the precautionary principle if it deters humans from modifying plants with genetic engineering. Here a writer offers a different view of the theology of genetic engineering and the precautionary principle. Europe Seeks More Precaution in Genetic Engineering Decisions Europe is still in considerable turmoil about genetically modified (GM) foods. Many countries believe the scientific uncertainties surrounding GM foods are still too large to allow GM products to be promoted and sold. Better safe than sorry, they say. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To start your own free Email subscription to Rachel's Precaution Reporter send a blank Email to one of these addresses: Full HTML edition: join-rpr-html@gselist.org Table of Contents edition: join-rpr-toc@gselist.org In response, you will receive an Email asking you to confirm that you want to subscribe. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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