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The Bhopal Gas Disaster

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / October 14, 2014 / Comments Off on The Bhopal Gas Disaster

On the night of December 2nd, 1984, a defective tank at the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal began leaking 27 tonnes of deadly methyl isocyanate gas into the air. By…

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Pilgrimage to Bhopal- Samuel’s blog

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / March 21, 2012 / Comments Off on Pilgrimage to Bhopal- Samuel’s blog

Late in the night of 2 December 1984 poor safety measures led to the release of 27 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas from a pesticide plant owned by Union…

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‘Dont Dow It’ Action with Amnesty International

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / June 12, 2012 / Comments Off on ‘Dont Dow It’ Action with Amnesty International

Amnesty International has mailed all of its members asking them to take part in their ‘Don’t Dow It’ campaign, opposing Dow’s olympic sponsorship, and we hope that you may be…

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‘Race Into Time’ Exhibition- an Art Take on the Olympic Games

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / June 6, 2012 / Comments Off on ‘Race Into Time’ Exhibition- an Art Take on the Olympic Games

‘Race Into Time’ is a travelling exhibition providing a response to the presence of the Olympic Games in Britian this year. Questions are asked such as why did the olympic…

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Bhopal Education Project for Pupils in New York

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / June 6, 2012 / Comments Off on Bhopal Education Project for Pupils in New York

This week, students at the British International School in New York have been learning about the Bhopal gas disaster. The students gathered to watch a presentation focused on the 10,000…

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Dow should pay for the disposal of Bhopal toxic waste

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / May 29, 2012 / Comments Off on Dow should pay for the disposal of Bhopal toxic waste

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…

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Vietnam calls for Dow’s Olympic sponsorship to be axed

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / May 29, 2012 / Comments Off on Vietnam calls for Dow’s Olympic sponsorship to be axed

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…

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Bhopal waste to be incinerated in Germany

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / May 25, 2012 / Comments Off on Bhopal waste to be incinerated in Germany

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…

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ICJB Open Letter to Dow Chemical

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / May 2, 2012 / Comments Off on ICJB Open Letter to Dow Chemical

The International Campaign for Justice (ICJB) in Bhopal North America condemns in the strongest terms Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The London Olympics Committee forgot, or…

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Launch of Greenwash Gold 2012 Campaign

By Bhopal Medical Appeal Office / April 12, 2012 / Comments Off on Launch of Greenwash Gold 2012 Campaign

April 16th marked the 100 day countdown to the start of the London Olympics: 100 days for some of the world’s most disreputable corporations – such as Dow, Rio Tinto…

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