National and International Precautionary Policies
Europe's Precautionary Movement & Chemical REACH Policy
Per Rosander, Director of International Chemicals Secretariat describes important milestones of precautionary legislation in Sweden and Europe, the fundamentals of precautionary laws including the substitution principle, and the REACH precautionary chemical legislation.
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Precaution in 'Old Europe' and New America
Ken Geiser, Co-Director of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell explains why the Precautionary Principle has been so well accepted in the European Union and so fiercely opposed in the United States.
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Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Policies
Dr. Gabino Aguirre, Santa Paula City Councilmember, and a member of Mayors for Peace, describes the history of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation policies, and the campaign for states to commit to a zone wholly free of military weapons and nuclear waste.
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation International Treaty
Carah Ong of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation outlines how the Treaty is a 36-year old precautionary policy to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons, and describes Congressional efforts to strengthen the policy.
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Zero Waste Initiatives
Monica Wilson of Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives outlines the key problems with incineration and waste gasification, and describes the implementation of Zero Waste Resolutions in the U.S. and around the world.
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Europe's Mercury Phase Out
Michael Bender of Mercury Policy Project outlines the global problem of mercury pollution, Europe's strategy for mercury reduction and Sweden's pioneering dental amalgam law.
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Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Doreen Stabinsky of Greenpeace International describes the global rules for international trade in genetically modified organisms (GMOs) based on an explicitly broad definition of precaution.
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Participation Rights Fundamental to Precaution
Mr. Lalanath de Silva of World Resources Institute outlines a campaign to implement international commitments on the "participation principle" with agreements in Mexico, Uganda and elsewhere, and how to promote participation in America's environmental decisionmaking.
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Endangered Species Act
Nicole Rosmarino of Forest Guardians outlines the precautionary portions of the federal Endangered Species Act, including burden of proof on those proposing harmful projects and adaptive management.
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Preventing Toxic Accidents
Rick Hind of Greenpeace Toxics Campaign describes how inherently safer technologies can eliminate catastrophic risks and deadly accidents from chemical facilities, and outlines needed regulatory and legislative action.
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Precautionary Disaster Response Post 9/11 & Katrina
Suzanne Mattei of Sierra Club outlines the problems of the 9/11 and Katrina disaster response, and the Congressional and federal agency reforms needed to establish a precautionary program.
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Preventing Cancer Labor & Community Initiative
Bill Chedore of Canadian Labour Congress describes how labor-community campaigns are addressing carcinogens in the environment and the national cancer prevention network.
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Canada's Corporate Crime Punishment Law
Charlie Cray of Center for Corporate Policy outlines why strong criminal penalties are an important component in implementing precaution, and describes Canada's law establishing criminal sanctions for occupational manslaughter.
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