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Title: Reread Jefferson’s quotation on corporations, from “Basic Concepts and Tools,” p Post by: colleen on Jul 9, 2012 Reread Jefferson’s quotation on corporations, from “Basic Concepts and Tools,” page 16. Do you believe that corporations should be held liable for any damage that their actions cause, in violation of the precautionary principle? Cite evidence to support your view, recalling that opinions uninformed by evidence are of little value in scientific inquiry.
Title: Re: Reread Jefferson’s quotation on corporations, from “Basic Concepts and Tools,” p Post by: how_mendel on Jul 16, 2012 Usually, de facto (if not de jure) corporations are held liable only to the extent that their actions are illegal and cause measurable harm. This means injured parties must prove some dollar injury. This standard (in practice and absent acceptance of the precautionary principle) makes it very difficult to hold corporations liable for environmental degradation. Further complicating the issue is the evolving state of environmental knowledge and regulations. Ironically, this is one reason why many corporations want some tangible set of environmental standards. They argue that it is difficult to plan activities if the standards keep changing.
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