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A leak of 40 tons of poisonous gas from a pesticide plant on Dec. 3, 1984,
killed at least 10,000 people in Bhopal and affected more than 555,000
others, although the exact number of victims has never been clear.
Nothing is impossible, unless you think it is.
Paramahansa Yogananda
The contamination in Bhopal is a global issue, with wind currents
moving the poison throughout the world devastating everything in it's
path. It is a violation and rape of all life. We all breathe the same
air eventually. Dow accepted responsibility of UCC inherently. If Dow
can not afford to deal with this, how can the world afford to live with
Dow?
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Bhopal death toll estimated 10,000 - 30,000 |
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The
Agony of Bhopal
(no sugar-coating here) |
Clouds of Injustice: Bhopal disaster 20 Years on
Bhopal remembers toxic gas leak (BBC)
Bhopal in-depth
(BBC)
greenpeace.org/Bhopal
www.dowethics.com
Global Day of Action for Justice in Bhopal (PANNA)
Justice for the victims of Bhopal (PANNA)
The Dow Chemical Company (Beyond
Pesticides) |
Miss World turns Executive Producer for
Hollywood venture on Bhopal
Hollywood plans to take Bhopal to the
screen
http://www.centralchronicle.com/20041207/0712013.htm |
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Students demand justice for Bhopal
Students at 60 Colleges on Five Continents Demand Justice for
Bhopal |
20
Years After Bhopal, Women Fight For Justice SANDIP ROY
Twenty years down the road, if anything good has come from the
terrible gas leak in Bhopal, India, it is the birthing of a new
generation of unlikely heroes.
FULL STORY |
Saturday, December 4, 2004
Many still suffer from effects of poison-gas tragedy in India
Bhopal was site of world's worst industrial accident; 10,000
died
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The factory leaked 40 tons of poisonous gas Dec. 3, 1984,
killing at least 10,000 people and affecting more than 555,000
others, although the exact number of victims has never been
established. Many died over the years from lung cancer, kidney
failure, liver disease and other illnesses related to the gas
leak.
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779499208&path=!nationworld&s=1037645509161 |
Dow Chemical given poison well water
Saturday, 04 December , 2004, 07:44
Amnesty International said this week the tragedy
and resulting illnesses such as cancer had claimed 22,000 to
25,000 lives. Indian local victims' rights activists put the
figure as high as 30,000.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13622875 |
Bhopal Hoax Sends Dow Stock Down
Published on Friday, December 3, 2004 by
CNN
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In the false report, the man told the BBC that Dow had
taken responsibility for the disaster and was setting up a $12
billion fund "to finally, at long last, fully compensate the
victims, including the 120,000 who may need medical care for their
entire lives, and to fully and swiftly remediate the Bhopal site."
...
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1203-01.htm |
On
Anniversary of Bhopal Disaster, Group Calls on Consumers to Take
Action and Stop Toxic Pesticide Use
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/
-- December 3, on the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster --
the worst industrial accident in the world's history in which
a pesticide plant leaked toxic gas in Bhopal, India leaving at
least 20,000 people dead and over 150,000 people injured -- Beyond
Pesticides is calling for just compensation and clean-up for the
victims and an end to the use of deadly and unnecessary
pesticides. Today, Beyond Pesticides is releasing a guide, The
Safer Choice, and handbook for consumers who want to say no to the
Dow Chemical Company, which owns the liability for Bhopal. Dow
purchased in 2001 the company responsible for the disaster, Union
Carbide. The Safer Choice features what it calls some of the most
hazardous pesticides in commerce and alternatives to their use,
all produced by Dow, including the herbicides 2,4-D, clopyralid,
triclopyr, atrazine and picloram, and the insecticides
chlorpyrifos, and sulfuryl fluoride.
http://www.mysan.de/international/article10760.html |
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India takes first step towards cleanup of Bhopal pesticide plant
BHOPAL: India has initiated steps to finally clean
up an abandoned pesticide plant which 20 years ago belched toxic
gas into the atmosphere of this central Indian town killing at
least 15,000 people, an official said on Thursday.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_3-12-2004_pg4_17 |
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Greenpeace welcomes Indian action on Bhopal
Greenpeace International
Dec 2, 2004 @ 8:15 am
Environmental Media Services, D.C.
20
years are more than enough: justice must be served in Bhopal
Greenpeace International
Dec 2, 2004 @ 3:21 am
Environmental Media Services, D.C.
http://www.greenpeace.org/Bhopal |
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www.studentsforbhopal.org
www.aidindia.org
www.campusgreens.org
www.ssc.org |
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Bhopal is
well known as the site of the world's worst industrial disaster in 1984.
What is less well known is that a medical disaster of unmatched
proportions continues to re-victimise the gas victims to this day. |
