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Precautionary Principle
Precautionary Principle: - When information about potential risks is incomplete, basing decisions about the best ways to manage or reduce risks on a preference for avoiding unnecessary health risks instead of on unnecessary economic expenditures. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Precautionary Principle:: |
Times and Transcript,...a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy with "measurable" targets for protecting Canada's environment in accordance with the precautionary principle.
Fear phthalate ban in toys just the beginning - 04 Aug 2008
Plastics & Rubber Weekly,...“I believe this legislation is important as the first national effort to begin to exercise a precautionary principle in the use of chemicals as additives to
STIER: Soy hypocritical - 04 Aug 2008
Washington Times,If the precautionary principle (by which environmentalists decree no substance should be used if it shows even the slightest potential for harm) and
Harper in Victoria: Served with Ninety-five Articles of Condemnation - 04 Aug 2008
PEJ News,...(55) Canada collaborated with the US in the gutting and discarding of the precautionary principle which reads where there is a threat to human health or the
So why does Lennar Corp. keep bombarding the Bayview Community ... - 04 Aug 2008
Bay Area Indymedia,So, do we have the Precautionary Principle? If so - does San Francisco abide by it? So, what has happened to the proponents of Proposition G. I see all is
The precautionary principle - Aug 2, 2008
Ottawa Citizen,In the 1950s, the tobacco industry stared into the abyss. Scientific evidence that smoking kills was accumulating. Prominent health officials declared
Throwing precaution to the wind - Jul 12, 2008
Boston Globe,These apparently sensible questions have culminated in an influential doctrine, known as the precautionary principle. The central idea is simple: Avoid
Baby Bottle Baird: Canada's Environment Minister Panders to ... - Jul 24, 2008
National Post,Mr. Baird and federal bureaucrats are using the "precautionary principle" to justify their baby-bottle scare mongering. There is no science that justifies
Late lessons from early warnings for nanotechnology - Jul 21, 2008
Nanowerk LLC,...(Nanowerk Spotlight) One term you hear quite often in discussion about the potential risks of nanotechnology is 'precautionary principle'.
US Congress Restricts Toxic Plastics Softener in Toys - Aug 1, 2008
Environment News Service..."I believe this legislation is important as the first national effort to begin to exercise a precautionary principle in the use of chemicals as additives to
Cell phones on the hook for health concerns - Jul 31, 2008
Contra Costa Times,In Europe, this "precautionary principle" is more widely followed with public health issues, and governmental groups in the UK, France and Germany have
Climate-change researchers should use more data to avoid errors: study - Jul 31, 2008
The Canadian Press,It's really up to the scientists to determine what are the most plausible outcomes, where can we make - from a precautionary principle perspective - the
Untangling fisheries management - Jul 25, 2008
The Press,...the minister can set catch limits under the mantle of the "precautionary principle", building in a safety buffer to protect the fish population.
The Decline That Never Happens - Jul 23, 2008
American Enterprise Institute,In Europe, for example, the "precautionary principle" is now received wisdom. This principle holds, essentially, that any risk than can be avoided
50% Rise in the Number of Base Stations in Israel: from 1998 ... - Jul 16, 2008
Israel Ministry of the Environment,Dr. Stelian Ghelberg of the Environmental Protection Ministry states that according to the precautionary principle for radiation, the number of base
The Sketch: Peers make short work of demolishing 42 days - Jul 8, 2008
Independent,They may well need 42 days at some point, but the precautionary principle equally powerfully needs 420 days. And when Baroness Manningham-Buller mentioned
Incinerator targeted in climate change protest - Aug 1, 2008
Kent News,He said: "Health concerns with incineration remain unanswered and the precautionary principle should be adopted. “Incineration is being used as an easy fix
Knesset Approves Clean Air Law - Jul 30, 2008
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release),...inter alia, by establishing prohibitions and obligations according to the precautionary principle, in order to protect human life, health and quality of
ROSEN: The new-energy depression - Jul 31, 2008
Rocky Mountain News,A YouTube video currently popular with envirologues features a reasonable-sounding man offering his version of the precautionary principle,
Netizens in South Korea: New Media and the Conservative Press - Jul 9, 2008
taz,...or cure for a serious problem that can develop from a disease like BSE, the principle that should guide public policy is the precautionary principle.
The Dose Makes The Poison, But Not The Law - Jul 9, 2008
Consumer Freedom,For today's cabal of paternalistic politicians and nutrition activists, the application of the “precautionary principle� in public health policy is the best
SRA Proposal Accepted - Jul 31, 2008
Lifeboat Foundation,...online at the Society for Risk Analysis’s website. James Blodgett will be presenting on the precautionary principle two days earlier (Monday, Dec. 8th).
Should the fisheries quota system be scrapped? - Jul 20, 2008
Irish Times,Until scientifically supported quotas are enforced, take the precautionary principle and don't buy the fish - or there will be no fish to buy.
Trade union body calls for improved nano safety - Jul 17, 2008
CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com,By Katie Bird 17-Jul-2008 - The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is calling for a precautionary principle to be applied to nanotechnologies in
OFA Commentary #2808 - Jul 14, 2008
CKNX Radio,If the ministry moves to include broad definitions of risk in the Act and the associated regulations, the precautionary principle would bring a large number
Pittsburgh Cancer Center Warns of Cell Phone Risks - Jul 24, 2008
Slashdot...@03:26PM (#24323875) Journal It's called the Precautionary Principle. If the effects MIGHT be large, taking precautions are justified.
Biodiversity important for all of us - Jul 21, 2008
Times and Transcript,It would enshrine the precautionary principle, whereby the absence of full scientific certainty could not be used to postpone decisions when there is a real
New cinema-style warnings for disturbing video games - Jul 29, 2008
Daily Mail,...'There's enough evidence to suggest that there could be harmful effects that we should act along a precautionary principle, and the Government is right to
LOST Oil Prophets - Jul 13, 2008
American Spectator...the marine environmental protection requirements emanating from LOST are rooted in the European-derived "precautionary principle," a legal tenet
Thinking through our move to a low-carbon economy - Jul 15, 2008
ABC Online,Irrespective of the debate about the urgency of action, it is wise to adopt the precautionary principle that says we do not wait until we have certainty
Are GMOs safe - Jul 15, 2008
Haleakala Times,...“According to the precautionary principle, one should not ingest, inhale (occupational exposure) or inject (biopharmaceuticals) substances without knowing
EC nanomaterial document adds to industry debate - Jul 14, 2008
Plastics & Rubber Weekly,Its provisions are underpinned by the precautionary principle.� However, while Reach should provide a mechanism for safety assessment of nanomaterials,
Conference on 'Social sciences and humanities facing the climate ... - Jul 28, 2008
Cordis News,...corporate social responsibility and the precautionary principle, governance of climate policy and international environmental agreements,
France okays Red Bull sale despite reservations - Jul 15, 2008
Xinhua,...the precautionary principle was not enough to win "the lawsuit that the Red Bull manufacturer was threatening to file against the French government".
Arroyo criticized for failure to mention toxic pollution in speech - Jul 28, 2008
GMA news.tv,...the EcoWaste Coalition expressed its hope that the SONA will spell out essential preventive strategies and plans, applying the precautionary principle,
African groups push for endosulfan ban in Philippines - Jul 9, 2008
Inquirer.net,The precautionary principle must prevail above business considerations,� Papa said in a statement. Since endosulfan is highly toxic to humans, wildlife and
Fertile ground for exploitation - Jul 8, 2008
guardian.co.uk,...that governments exercise the precautionary principle and ensure further tests are adequately controlled, rather than specify an outright suspension.
Global warming - or is it? - Jul 6, 2008
The Australian,The famous “precautionary principle� makes the case for this approach - the potential costs of inaction are so great. This is reinforced by the point made
Granite Countertops Are Red Hot--Perhaps Literally - Jul 24, 2008
Daily GreenStill, the precautionary principle suggests considering other, and often less pricey, alternatives. What the industry fails to point out is that most public
US corporations increasingly take regulatory lead from Brussels ... - Jul 16, 2008
EUobserver.com,...as well as moves in the realms of genetically modified organisms, endocrine disruptors in plastics and Europe's embrace of the precautionary principle.
Time to ban cosmetic pesticides in NB - Jul 24, 2008
Times and Transcript,The Supreme Court of Canada said as much when it ruled that action on cosmetic pesticides is warranted under the precautionary principle.
The Written Word: July 23rd, 2008 - Jul 23, 2008
Opinion250 News,...raises the precautionary principle – if there is a prospect of damage the doer of the deed has the onus of proving what he proposes will do no harm.
Test results revealing - Jul 23, 2008
Delta-Optimist,...noted while there is no definitive proof the illnesses are linked, he still can't understand why the precautionary principle can't be followed.
Soluble green - Jul 22, 2008
Prince George Citizen,One approach to this is the 'precautionary principle' -- protecting weaker species just in case. But that carries a cost -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Environmental Law, July ... - Jul 7, 2008
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription),...it to three guiding principles – the Ecosystem Approach, Environmental Protection (including the precautionary principle) and Resource Conservation.
Environmental Protection Ministry Warns: Keep Cell Phone Chargers ... - Jul 21, 2008
Israel Ministry of the Environment,Ministerial policy on non-ionizing radiation is based on the precautionary principle with the aim of minimizing, as far as possible, public exposure to
MEPs take lead in additives debate - Jul 21, 2008
just-food.com (subscription),..."If they deserve a warning and if the EU is supposed to be operating on the precautionary principle then they deserve to be banned but the Parliament thinks
European Parliament Resolution on the Transatlantic Economic Council - Jul 15, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,...the precautionary principle, as well as the importance of the labelling and traceability of GMOs, which enables consumers to make informed choices; 29.
Abuses in and around Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - Parcel B and ... - Jul 19, 2008
Bay Area Indymedia,San Francisco has the Precautionary Principle that mandates that we must stop work and investigate if any life human or non-human is adversely impacted.
Low-Level Presence of Biotech Crops - Jul 18, 2008
Truth about Trade & Technology,The EU is not likely to adopt the guidelines because of its use of the precautionary principle which focuses more on risks than benefits of policy changes
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