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IBN CNN coverage: Bhopal victims protest

Submitted by SfB.Website on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 11:30

IBN CNN coverage: Bhopal victims protest

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Agent Orange's lethal legacy: Defoliants more dangerous than they had to be

Submitted by SfB.Website on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 14:59

Agent Orange's lethal legacy: Defoliants more dangerous than they had to be

Papers show firms didn't act on data to reduce toxicity

Chicago Tribune, By Jason Grotto and Tim Jones, December 17, 2009

Before and after

Before-and-after air views show the effects herbicides had when sprayed in Vietnam during the war. Above is an unsprayed mangrove forest, date unknown, and the bottom image is of the same area in 1970. It was sprayed in 1965. (AP photos)

Part 5 of a Tribune investigation unearths documents showing that decisions by the U.S. military and chemical companies that manufactured the defoliants used in Vietnam made the spraying more dangerous than it had to be. Complete coverage >>

As the U.S. military aggressively ratcheted up its spraying of Agent Orange over South Vietnam in 1965, the government and the chemical companies that produced the defoliant knew it posed health risks to soldiers and others who were exposed.

That year, a Dow Chemical Company memo called a contaminant in Agent Orange "one of the most toxic materials known causing not only skin lesions, but also liver damage."

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Express Buzz - Dow row: Legitimising corporate irresponsibility

Submitted by SfB.Website on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 12:04

Express Buzz - Dow row: Legitimising corporate irresponsibility

Express Buzz - by Janani Ganesan - Jan 19, 2010

In the mad rush to pick sponsors for cultural festivals from among the long line-up of corporate brands, are we consciously letting ethical considerations, that may force us to say no to enticing monetary offers, take a backseat? Yes, if the Rs 5 lakh accepted by College of Engineering, Guindy, (CEG) from Dow Chemicals for its Kurukshetra Techfest is any indication.

Union Carbide, now a subsidiary of Dow, was responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy o f 1984. It is also no secret that Union Carbide has since been absconding from law. When Dow Chemicals acquired Union Carbide in 2001, they bought with it the assets as well as the liabilities and the responsibility to clean up the mess in Bhopal.

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