London 2012 organisers said yesterday they would retain Dow Chemical as sponsor of an artistic wrap encircling the Olympic Stadium, despite concerns raised in India over the company’s links to the Bhopal disaster. Indian athletes wrote […]
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Opposition is growing to London 2012 sponsor Dow Chemical, owners of Union Carbide, the company responsible for the Bhopal gas leak in which thousands died. Dow Chemical Company was awarded the contract to build the decorative
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Congratulations to Melissa and Josh who raised over £2,000 in donations for the BMA. Big thanks to the happy couple, we hope you had a great day.
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On Thursday I went to visit the Oriya Basti school located in one of the water contaminated slum areas of Bhopal. The neighborhood is very small, very poor, and surrounded by many other poor communities. What sets the
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This is a short film which documents the Bhopal Medical Appeal’s activities at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. With the help of volunteers and a highly creative team we created a colourful sculpture garden from entirely recycled
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Lord Coe faced tough questions from senior MPs yesterday regarding a lucrative Olympic contract awarded to a controversial American chemicals company that campaigners say will taint London 2012. The shadow Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, and the
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Nagendra: I am writing this piece from my personal experiences. Severe pain started in my calves around five or six months ago. I tried lots of different kinds of allopathic treatment and exercises, hoping for relief
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Human Rights organisation Amnesty International has slammed London Olympics organisers’ decision to name the controversial Dow Chemical Company, which is responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy, as a sponsor of the 2012 stadium in London. The organisation
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Games organisers did deal with owner of chemical firm that refuses to pay clean-up costs. Olympic organisers are under growing pressure to reconsider a lucrative sponsorship deal that was awarded to a controversial US chemicals firm
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For the last few weeks I have been spending most of my time working at the Chingari Trust and Rehabilitation Center. The Chingari Trust was started in 2004 when two incredible women, Rashida Bee and Champadevi
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Senior sources have admitted a “mistake” was made this summer when Dow Chemical Company was awarded sponsorship of the £500 million main stadium in east London. They are worried they have insulted India because US company
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My name is Ian Jarvis and I am a bodywork therapist in the UK, practicing in the Warwick area and London with a system called Spineworks. I was in my mid-30s in 1984 when the gas
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