Archive for May, 2012
May 31 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Bhopali is an award winning feature-length documentary directed by Van Maximilian Carlson about the survivors of the world’s worst industrial disaster, the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India. Today the …
Tags: Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, bhopali, union carbide, van maximillian carlson
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May 29 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Mark Thomas- comedian, political activist and writer has been tweeting us on Twitter: “Olympic Sponsor Dow Chemical to be billed for Bhopal toxic waste disposal” Do you use Twitter? Follow us here …
Tags: bhopal medical appeal, Bhopal Toxic Waste, DOW Chemical, Mark Thomas, Olympic Sponsor
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May 29 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Earlier this week, news emerged of plans to transfer 350 metric tonnes of toxic chemical waste from the former Union Carbide premises in Bhopal to Germany for incineration. On Monday 28th May, Additional …
Tags: Bhopal chemicals, Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, DOW Chemical, Germany waste disposal, greenpeace, Inidan Government, Toxix waste, union carbide
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May 29 2012 by Jade in Brighton
Jen, who is running the British 10K London run for the BMA is creating a recipe book to contribute to her fundraising efforts. The book is a collection of her own …
Tags: bhopal medical appeal, JustGiving, London British 10K Run, Recipes, Recipes for Charity, run for bhopal, run for charity, Vegetarian recipes, Wheat free recipes
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May 29 2012 by Jade in Brighton
The sponsorship of the London Olympics by international chemical giant Dow has caused yet more controversy this week as Vietnam calls for Dow’s Olympic sponsorship to be axed. The 2012 Olympic Games, …
Tags: agent orange, bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society, Dow Chemcial, IOC, Len Aldis, London 212 Olympics, London olympics, meredith alexander, methylisocyanate, Monsanto, Paralympics, sustainable london 2012, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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May 25 2012 by Jade in Brighton
The Bhopal Medical Appeal are looking for volunteers to run for Bhopal on the 8th July 2012 to represent and fundraise for the charity at the British 10k. We have less than …
Tags: Bhopal Gas Disaster, bhopal medical appeal, British London 10K Run, Cardiff Half Marathon, cardiff runs, Get fit for charity, get fit for summer, london runs, run for bhopal, run for charity
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May 25 2012 by Jade in Brighton
The Group of Ministers (GoM) for the Bhopal gas tragedy have drawn up plans for the 350 metric tonnes of waste remaining inside the abandoned Union Carbide premises to be exported to …
Tags: bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Bhopal Survivors, bhopal waste disposal, DOW Chemical, gas tragedy relief, German Government, GIZ, group of ministers, india, Indian Government, madhya pradesh, methylisocyanate, Samuel Benoit, union carbide
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