. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Rachel's Precaution Reporter #62"Foresight and Precaution, in the News and in the World"Wednesday, November 1, 2006..........Printer-friendly versionwww.rachel.org -- To make a secure donation, click here. |
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Table of Contents Edition Corporations Sue San Francisco Over Precautionary Chemicals Policy In case you missed it in Rachel's News last Thursday: A group of corporations is suing San Francsico in court, claiming the city has no right to take precautionary action to protect its children from toxic chemicals in toys. This is important news. It is the first legal challenge to the precautionary ordinance San Francisco adopted in 2002. Can Greenpeace Get Apple Computer To Adopt Precaution? Greenpeace purchased a booth at Mac Expo to pressure Apple Computer to adopt green business practices, including the precautionary principle. For their efforts, Greenpeace activists were ejected from the Expo. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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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