Risk-Based Regulatory System of Research Funding:

Protecting Public Health and the Environment: What is important about this book by Carolyn Raffensperger?

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.

In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof.

... if you have reason to believe that your building may be on fire, do you estimate the probability that the damage will be "acceptable" and wait until you see flames shooting up into the sky? Or do you take precautionary action based on incomplete evidence and call the fire department.

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How do we understand the earth's "assimilative capacity?"