Klein had “not charged the League for prepar-
ing this brief. The Legal Advocacy Committee
is aware, though, that PeaceHealth has offered
to pay Glenn for the brief.”
Monson also says that “having another en-
tity with similar interests either provide the
drafter or pay for the drafting is not at all un-
usual, since the League does not have exten-
sive financial resources.”
But PeaceHealth spokesman Brian Terrett
says “PeaceHealth had absolutely nothing to
do with Glenn Klein and his involvement in an
amicus brief as a representative of the League
of Oregon Cities.”
Whose idea was the brief? Assistant City
Manager Jim Carlson says he approached
Klein to request the brief be written, but the
actual formal request to the LOC dated Jan. 27
was from attorney Meg Kieran representing
the city of Springfield.
Kieran’s letter says “the city’s concern,
and the concern of local governments gener-
ally, is that the [LUBA] board’s interpretation
imposes a defacto moratorium on develop-
ment unless the local jurisdictions can fund
construction of infrastructure identified in the
transportation system plan prior to the con-
struction.”
And yet the largest local government, the
Lane County Commission, joined with
CHOICES and 1000 Friends of Oregon in ap-
pealing the development plans. And the
Eugene City Council has an established
growth management policy calling for devel-
opers to “pay the full cost of extending infra-
structure and services.”— TJT
ministration and the European Union are in
fundamental disagreement. A new EU policy
is taking shape. Called REACH, it sets the
agenda for global chemicals policy by shifting
the burden of proof from regulators to indus-
try. As the Europeans put it, “No data, no mar-
ket.”
Berkeley already is examining San
Francisco’s new ordinance. If interest at the
environmental conference is any indicator,
Eugene could soon be doing the same.
Many of the panels and keynote talks at the
PIELC were recorded. For information, con-
tact Jason Busch at Land Air Water, 346-3828
or L-A-W@law.uoregon.edu — AJ
MOBILIZING FOR PEACE
A global day of action is slated for Saturday,
March 20 in recognition of the U.S. invasion of
Iraq. Throughout the world, peace marches and
protests are planned to give voice to those in
opposition of the continued violence. Locally,
many organizations are joining resources for a
kick-off voter campaign to register, mobilize
and educate voters. From 1 to 5 pm at Cozmic
Pizza, Justice Not War, the Lane County
Democrats, Kucinich for President, Friendly
Neighbors for Peace, Whiteaker Neighbors for
Peace and Justice and other organizations will
be on hand to register voters and provide infor-
mation. Showings of Unprecedented and
Uncovered will also occur.
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If San Francisco can adopt the precaution-
ary principle, why not Seattle, Portland,
Eugene, Corvallis?
That was the buzz at the Public Interest
Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) at
UO last week after a presentation by Debbie
Raphael, toxics reduction program manager
for the San Francisco Department of the
Environment, Janet Nudelman, program di-
rector for the Breast Cancer Fund in San
Francisco, and Mary O’Brien, Eugene envi-
ronmental scientist.
Raphael and O’Brien met earlier with a
group of local officials and citizens to talk
about the implementation of the principle in
all San Francisco city/county departments and
commissions and its applicability to Eugene.
The principle was adopted last July after an
18-month process.
Sometimes called “better safe than sorry”
or “an environmental version of the
Hippocratic oath,” the precautionary principle
improves the way environmental decisions are
made. Instead of asking “how much environ-
mental harm will be allowed” in San
Francisco, decision-makers will ask, “how lit-
tle harm is possible?”
San Francisco already is a leader in mak-
ing choices based on the least environmentally
harmful alternatives, thus challenging tradi-
tional assumptions about risk management.
The adoption of the precautionary principle,
as part of the environment code, insists that
environmental decision-making be based on
rigorous science — science that is explicit
about what is known, what is not known and
what may never be known about potential
hazards. The principle also requires decision-
makers to consider possible impact to the local
economy.
This is not a new concept in Europe, but it
represents another area where the Bush ad-
WAND will be tabling from 11am to 4 pm
in front of the library to register and educate
voters. Volunteers are still needed for a door-
to-door campaign. From 5 to 8 pm, door-to-
door volunteers and others will converge at
Cozmic Pizza for entertainment and debrief-
ing. Please call 343-8548 for volunteer oppor-
tunities.
Gearing up for Saturday, on Friday, March
19 beginning at 8 am in Opal’s Park, down-
town Cottage Grove, Stand for Peace will pre-
sent “The War’s Toll,” a reading of the name
of every U.S. and “coalition” soldier who has
died in Iraq. As of Feb. 28, the reported total is
649. A gong will be struck for each name read.
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