On August 21, 2003 the South
Coast AQMD hosted a Precautionary Principle conference at the Diamond Bar
headquarters. The precautionary
principle is an emerging concept. It advocates that when an activity raises
threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures
should be taken even if some cause-and-effect relationships are not fully
established scientifically.
The conference brought together experts from environmental organizations,
industry, academia and government to report on the latest scientific research
findings, case studies, regulatory issues and the political atmosphere to
discuss new challenges and opportunities. The general emphasis was on air
quality and other topics relevant to Southern California.
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The following are electronic versions of the
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Conference Agenda
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Speaker Biographies
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Morning Session |
Carolyn Raffensperger, J.D., Founder and Executive Director, Science and Environmental Health Network
Powerpoint Presentation: “Precautionary Principle
and the Public Trust Doctrine” |
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Joel
Tickner, ScD, Research Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell - “Implementation of the
Precautionary Principle in Europe & the U.S. – Lessons Learned”
Handout 1: "Prevention and Public Health
Policy" guest editorial in the November/December 2002 edition of Public
Health Reports
Handout 2: "A Compass for Health: Rethinking
Precaution and its Role in Science and Public Health" article in
International Journal of Epidemiology 2003
Handout 3: "The Precautionary Principle in
Environmental Science" article in September 2001 edition of
Environmental
Health Perspectives
Power point Presentation:
"AQMD Lessons Learned"
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Michael De Alessi,
Director of Natural
Resources, Reason Foundation
Handout: "Precautionary Principle: A Risky Gambit"
article from the July 16, 2003 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle
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Jim
Solyst, Team
Leader for Science Policy, American Chemistry Council
Remarks: Text of remarks presented at conference
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Martha Dina Arguello,
Environmental Health Coordinator, Physicians for
Social Responsibility, “Environmental Justice Case
Study” |
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Afternoon Session |
Debbie Raphael, Toxics Reduction Program Manager, Department of the Environment, City & County
of San Francisco “San Francisco’s Adoption of the Precautionary Principle
Ordinance”
Powerpoint Presentation: "Regulating Precaution: San
Francisco's Precautionary Principle Ordinance"
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Henry
Miller, MD, Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, “Precaution Without Principle”
Handout 1: "We are Too Safe for our Own Good" article in the June 21, 2001
edition of Los Angeles Times
Handout 2: "Is there a Place for DDT?" article in the August 5, 2003 edition of
The New York Times
Handout 3:
"The Perils of Precaution" article in the June-July
2001 edition of Policy Review
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Peter
Montague, PhD, Director, Environmental Research Foundation, “Environmental Justice Requires
Precautionary Action”
Remarks: "Government Has a Public Trust Duty to Take
Precautionary Action to Achieve Environmental Justice"
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Joel
Tickner, ScD, Research Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
"Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating Precaution in Regulatory Policy"
Testimony from Congressional Briefing: "The Role of Precaution on Science and
Precaution in Environmental Health Policy"
Power Point Presentation:
"AQMD Precautionary Approach Regulations"
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Cindy
Tuck, JD, General
Counsel, California Council for Economic and Environmental Balance (CCEEB), “The
Business Perspective on the Precautionary Principle and Precautionary Approach
Policies in California”
Overhead Transparencies: The Business Perspective on the
Precautionary Principle and Precautionary Approach Policies in
California |
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