Rachel's Precaution Reporter #132, March 5, 2008

WHY PRECAUTION IS NEEDED

[Rachel's introduction: Human activities are now ruining the Earth as a place suitable for human habitation. Because of this new reality, a new way of making decisions is needed. That's why the precautionary principle has emerged in recent years, to help people defend the future.]

By Peter Montague

Here is a short PowerPoint presentation that explains why the precautionary principle is needed: there are three trends that are destroying the Earth as a place suitable for human habitation.

Because of these new conditions, we need a new way of making decisions. That's why the precautionary principle has emerged in recent years.

http://www.precaution.org/lib/whats_needed.ppt