. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Rachel's Precaution Reporter #47"Foresight and Precaution, in the News and in the World"Wednesday, July 19, 2006.............Printer-friendly versionwww.rachel.org -- To make a secure donation, click here. |
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Table of Contents Edition N.Y. Requires Green Cleaning Products in All Schools In early 2005, New York Governor George Pataki signed Executive Order #134 requiring state agencies to use "green" cleaning products. In August 2005 this was extended by legislation to include all schools in New York, public and private. Precaution Training Set for Minneapolis Sept. 8-10 A precautionary principle training has been scheduled for the Minneapolis area September 8-10, 2006. A few scholarchips may still available. Total enrollment is limited to 15. First come, first served. REACH Proposal Adds Pressure for Adoption of Safer Alternatives The European Union's REACH proposal is increasing the pressure on corporations to evaluate alternatives to toxic chemicals. Two new reports, from Clean Production Action and from the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI at U. Mass, Lowell) demonstrate that alternatives assessment of toxicants is feasible and is already being used by some corporations today. Australian Developers Chafe at Precaution for Endangered Species In Australia, the precautionary principle is being used to protect endangered species, but land developers complain bitterly that they are being inconvenienced. Archaeogical Society of Malta Urges Precautionary Policy "The precautionary principle should be followed at all times to safeguard the unknown part of Malta's cultural heritage resources as required by the Cultural Heritage Act," the society said. Some Dry Cleaners Told to Phase Out Toxic Solvent U.S. EPA has taken a bold step to prevent residential exposures to the hazardous dry cleaning fluid, perc. People living in a building that also contains a dry cleaning shop will only have to inhale perc for 14 more years, assuming the dry cleaning industry allows EPA to adopt and enforce its new regulation. Health Forum: Organic Lawns Decrease Risk of Breast Cancer "The whole idea is the precautionary principle," says Ms. Fiteni. "If you don't need to use these pesticides, why are we doing so when there are these more natural alternatives that you can use?" ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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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