Kay Nimmo <[log in to unmask]> mentions:

>>It is vital to understand the precautionary principle upon which much
>>future legislation will be based, and of which the Ospar convention is
>>an example i.e. a metal/chemical cannot be used unless it is proven to
>>be of no danger to humans or the environment.

and

>>Under the precautinary principle it is the responsibility of industry to
>>demonstrate that a product does NO harm, NOT the responsibility of
>>legislators to show that a product does harm.

Now THERE'S a legal conundrum worthy of the most astute bureaucracy....
since there's no way to prove a negative, I suppose that proposing
to import fresh water might run afoul of this legislation.

Good grief!
John

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