. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Rachel's Precaution Reporter #67"Foresight and Precaution, in the News and in the World"Wednesday, December 6, 2006..........Printer-friendly versionwww.rachel.org -- To make a secure donation, click here. |
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Table of Contents Edition Cell Phone Health Hazards: Threat and Opportunity As new studies implicate cell phones in health problems, the wireless industry has an opportunity to exercise foresight and adopt a precautionary approach. Danger in Toyland San Francisco's ban on toxic toys -- including such classics as the rubber ducky -- highlights the lurking danger of plastic contaminants. Defending Toxic Toys for Tots The chemical industry wants to continue exposing children to toxic chemicals, specifically phthalates and bisphenol-A, which are used in soft plastic toys like teething rings for infants. Here is their reasoning. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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 any Email to one of these addresses: Full HTML edition: rpr-subscribe@pplist.net Table of Contents (TOC) edition: rpr-toc-subscribe@pplist.net In response, you will receive an Email asking you to confirm that you want to subscribe. To unsubscribe, send any email to rpr-unsubscribe@pplist.net or to rpr-toc-unsubscribe@pplist.net, as appropriate. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |
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