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Citizens Jury Process
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March 25, 2005Abstract:
This is a description of the Citizens Jury process for making decisions, taken from the web site of the Jefferson Center http://www.jefferson-center.org/. See also, in this Rachel Library, the Citizens Jury Handbook....Read/download:
Citizens Jury Process, (TXT, 9 KB)Don't Fear the Reapers
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January 13, 2005Abstract:
Describes the "kerfuffle" created by the publicaion last October of the paper titled "The Death of Environmentalism" (which is also available in this library)....Read/download:
Don't Fear the Reapers, (HTM, 5 KB)The Precautionary Principle: Throwing Science Out With the Bath water
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February 1, 2000Abstract:
This 8-page report was the opening salvo in a coordinated corporate attack on the precautionary principle by two public relations firms (Nichols-Dezenhall and Worthlin Worldwide.)...Read/download:
The Precautionary Principle: Throwing Science Out With the Bath water, (PDF, 126 KB)The Reading File
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November 21, 2004Abstract:
Anonymous article that contains an attack on the precautionary principle, based on an article by Daniel Ben-Ami (also contained in this library) titled "The Dismal Quackery of Eco-Economics."...Read/download:
The Reading File, (TXT, 5 KB)City of Buffalo Resolution for PBT-Free Purchasing
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October 15, 2004Abstract:
Draft resolution committing the City of Buffalo to developing a policy for city purchases to discourage the use or production of persistent bioaccumulative toxics (PBTs)....Read/download:
City of Buffalo Resolution for PBT-Free Purchasing, (DOC, 32 KB)Why not change the blood lead level of concern at this time?
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March 23, 2004Abstract:
This is part of a "frequently asked questions" document from the web site of the federal government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention' the original URL was http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/spotLights/changeBLL.htm...Read/download:
Why not change the blood lead level of concern at this time?, (PDF, 38 KB)Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Environmental Professionals
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January 1, 2003Abstract:
Guidance for environmental professionals....Read/download:
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Environmental Professionals, (DOC, 32 KB)National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Radionuclides; Final Rule
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December 7, 2000Abstract:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 9, 141 and 142. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Radionuclides; Final Rule. Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 236 (December 7, 2000), pgs. 76707-76753....Read/download:
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Radionuclides; Final Rule, (PDF, 555 KB)Small Times Magazine Names Top 10 Small Tech Hot Spots
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March 12, 2003Abstract:
Ranks all 50 state by their potential as growth centers for the nanotech industry....Read/download:
Small Times Magazine Names Top 10 Small Tech Hot Spots, (TXT, 5 KB)DRAFT Brochure: Planting the Precautionary Principle in the Garden State
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August 15, 2003Abstract:
DRAFT brochure for a workshop to be held 9:30 to 4:30 Nov. 22, 2003 at the Labor Education Center, 50 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick 08901. The workshop will focus on the precautionary principle and how it might advance environmental protection and justice in New Jersey....Read/download:
DRAFT Brochure: Planting the Precautionary Principle in the Garden State, (DOC, 33 KB)