Hi IPC EnviroNetrs, Brian you wrote a fine argument for appropriate use of the Precautionary Principle. <Whether Mr. Klaus' statement is applicable to lead in solder is neither here nor there; the Precautionary Principle will not always be right, any more than it will always be wrong: don't throw out the baby with the bath water. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that the lead-in-solder issue was scientifically known to be seriously flawed before the EC and EP approved the RoHS directive, but political brownie points were to be gained, probably by politicians like Mr Klaus, in spite of the known science. Sorry, Mr Klaus, please leave science to the scientists and don't try to mix it with politics.> It would be nice if the politicians, general news media, religious leaders, TV producers, businesses, etc did use good science or even accurate information in dealing with the public. I guess good science is boring, tedious, self checking, , and has data, graphs, etc that doesn't lend itself fully to stoking emotions first one way and then the other. It amazes me that even the TV Weather reporters whom do a bit good with science still over-strive to stoke happiness or fear. YiEngr, MA/NY DDave