 ... precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context, the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof. The process of applying...  H.R. 1300, the Recycle America's Land Act of 1999: Hearing Before the ... - Page 126by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - 1999 - 321 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Barbara Sattler (DrPH.) - 2003 - 406 pages
...rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof. "The process of applying the Precautionary Principle must be open, informed and democratic and...must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action." [End of statement]... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform - 2003 - 256 pages
...that is equally problematic is that the consideration of a given technology or environmental decision must "involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action."21 Taken literally, this corollary calls for paralysis by analysis. It is 11 Jordan and O'Riordan,... | |
 | Davis Baird, Alfred Nordmann, Joachim Schummer - 2004 - 340 pages
...activity, rather than the public bears the burden of proof. The process of applying the Precautionary Principle must be open, informed and democratic, and...must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action, (quoted in Lin-Easton... | |
 | Michael Crane - 2004 - 652 pages
...rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof. The process of applying the Precautionary Principle must be open, informed and democratic and...must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action. Thus, as formulated... | |
 | Rosie Cooney - 2004 - 68 pages
...In this respect the Wingspread Statement goes on to say "the process of applying the precautionary principle must be open, informed and democratic and...must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action." Precaution, prevention,... | |
 | Richard A. Hindmarsh, Geoffrey Lawrence - 2004 - 254 pages
...activity, rather than the public should bear the burden of proof. The process of applying the precautionary principle must be open, informed and democratic and...must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action. 27 In conclusion,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform - 2003 - 292 pages
...above, a corollary to the precautionary principle is that the consideration of an environmental decision must "involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action."63 Taken literally, this corollary calls for paralysis by analysis. That is the current situation... | |
 | Rosie Cooney, Barney Dickson - 2012 - 337 pages
...reference to the relevance of fairness in determining that distribution. The process of applying the principle must be open, informed and democratic, and...must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action. While this paragraph... | |
 | 2006 - 230 pages
...rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof. • The process of applying the precautionary principle must be open, informed and democratic and...must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action. 185 Chapter 16:... | |
 | Ronald Bayer - 2007 - 436 pages
...there may be evidence of harm caused by an activity; and (4) for decision making to be precautionary it must be open, informed, and democratic and must include potentially affected parties. Since the Wingspread Conference, the precautionary principle has been invoked in places the convenors... | |
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