The New Rule: Precaution over speed and greed

I have known guest blogger Jane Dale Owen for more than a decade.  She is one of Houston's leading environmental champions and president of Citizens League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN).  Owen is the granddaughter of Robert Lee Blaffer, co-founder of Humble Oil, which "would later consolidate with Standard Oil of New Jersey to become Exxon."

Throughout history, industry has endangered public health and the environment by ignoring early warning signs. Government and industry leaders h...