The Singularity is Nigher
As a survival tool the precautionary principle is good sense, it's probably an evolved trait. As a tool for civilisation it's crippling. The precautionary principle pays far too much attention to sods law (anything that can go wrong
US BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS TO FEEL EFFECTS OF MASSIVE EUROPEAN
REACH regulations will be based on the precautionary principle -- which demands that manufacturers prove REACH represents the most significant codification of the precautionary principle ever and it is likely to encourage other
WTO Ruling Disregards Political Precautionary Principle: Favors
Princeton, NJ – December 8, 2006 – In a LEGAL BACKGROUNDER released today by the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF), entitled, WTO Ruling on Biotech Foods Addresses “Precautionary Principle”, international business and trade expert
The Precautionary Principle
Of course, there are mild and strong versions of the precautionary principle. As Cass Sunstein has noted in this article, a mild version rather benignly posits that "a lack of decisive evidence of harm should not be a ground for
Beyond the Precautionary Principle
The central unifying principle of the elder Dr. Landrigan's work is the "Precautionary Principle", which "states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public, in the absence of a scientific consensus
Is this what they mean by the Precautionary Principle?
I've been trying to refine my thinking on the precautionary principle lately--because it needs a LOT of refining. Alan Randall--our esteemed department chair and eminent environmental economist*--has been on a mission to clarify the
The Precautionary Principle
Last week we heard loads of broadbrush wibble about the precautionary principle as applied to global warming. The idea seemed to be 'sure, the Stern Report may be wildly exaggerated, and obviously nobody actually believes that
Follow Up to Precautionary Principle
Clark Bartram has posted a robust piece on Baby Brains and Environmental Chemicals that discusses the coverage of the Lancet Precautionary Principle study I complained about recently. CB sums it up:. What the authors fail to mention,
The Precautionary Principle and the Need for Diversity
To further the discussion regarding Michael Chertoff's provocative speech last week, I wanted to identify one area where a strong argument
Precautionary Principle
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Precautionary principle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1998 Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle Environmental Health Network, The Precautionary Principle in Action - a Handbook
Science & Environmental Health Network - Precautionary Principle
War and the Precautionary Principle (April 2003) The precautionary principle is not a silver bullet for solving environmental,
Precautionary Principle
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The Precautionary Principle Project
The Precautionary Principle Project, which concluded in December 2005, focused on the application of the precautionary principle to biodiversity conservation
Interpreting the Precautionary Principle - by Tim O'Riordan and James Cameron
the chapter that follows, the precautionary principle evolved out of the German Daniel Bodansky, "The Precautionary Principle in US Environmental Law," in
"Precautionary Principle
At the center of the precautionary principle is the concept of taking The precautionary principle states that decision-makers should act in advance of
Nanotechnology: Precautionary Principle Analyzed
The Precautionary Principle is often invoked when dealing with situations that strict form of the Precautionary Principle requires inaction when action
Precautionary principle
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"Precautionary approach to risk assessment"
Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle " The precautionary principle is not really new. from the precautionary principle asks a
Reason Magazine - Precautionary Tale
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