Author: Adrian
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News Clippings – 1997-2004: The Medical Crisis Continues
News Clippings – 1997-2004: The Medical Crisis Continues 1997 BHOPAL STILL BREATHES UNEASY from National Mail 2/2/97. Researchers report that the people are still suffering from the aftermath of the gas disaster a decade later. Respiratory problems and lung function is reduced among people who were exposed to the gas. The team said their findings…
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List of Medical Headlines 1984-2004
1984 6/12/84 More deaths likely in Bhopal: US Experts Times of India 6/12/84 Massive relief work on Free Press 7/12/84 No risk of total blindness: Prof Madan Madhya Pradesh Chronicle 7/12/84 Medicines worth Rs 7 lakh used Free Press 9/12/84 People exposed to MIC may suffer neurological disorders Patriot 10/12/84 Protest rally against leakage tragedy Free Press 10/12/84 Widespread scare about…
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Students for Bhopal Targets Dow’s Decision-Makers
By Ryan Bodanyi Over the past three years, students have made it difficult for Dow’s decision-makers to ignore Bhopal, much as they might like to. In fact our efforts have shown how much power even a few students can have when they bring Bhopal ‘home’ to Dow. In Mr. Parker’s Neighborhood On Bhopal’s 18th anniversary,…
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UCC docs show “Unproven Technology” was used in Bhopal
Union Carbide documents showing that “unproven technology” was used in Bhopal. Secret Union Carbide documents obtained by “discovery” during a class action suit brought by survivors against the company in New York, reveal for the first time that the technology used at the fatal Bhopal factory – including the crucial units manufacturing carbon monoxide and…
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BHOPAL.NET COMMENT: people V poison – which side is the government on?
Posted on the original bhopal.net in 2002 and reposted here – the photos are currently missing From https://www.bhopal.net/old_bhopal_net/peoplevpoison.html BHOPAL, 27 NOVEMBER 2002 Yesterday we had a phone call from Bhopal, from one of the activists involved in the action at the defunct Union Carbide plant – he can be seen being dragged and kicked in…
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Important Bhopal.net Archived Pages
Important Bhopal.net archived pages: https://www.bhopal.net/old_bhopal_net/poisonpapers.html https://www.bhopal.net/old_bhopal_net/contamination.html https://www.bhopal.net/old_bhopal_net/contaminationtour.html https://www.bhopal.net/old_bhopal_net/unproventechnology.html
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The Bhopal Gas Tragedy – just an accident?
Original post: https://www.bhopal.net/old_bhopal_net/gasfacts.html 1. A History of Massacre…. * Union Carbide started out as a carbon company in 1886 and diversified to gases and chemicals during World War I. * From the Manhattan project of World War II, until it relinquished its contract in 1984, Union Carbide was a contractor to the US federal government’s…
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Of death in Bhopal and dinner in Babylon
BRIDGEHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, SEPTEMBER 8, 2002: Ex-Carbide CEO Warren Anderson is clearly startled by all the media attention focussed on him since a court in Bhopal reaffirmed on 28 August that he is wanted for the homicide of 20,000 Bhopalis, and called for his immediate extradition. Warren has been ignoring the court’s summonses and Interpol’s…
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List of Quotes
“We are not expendable. We are not flowers offered at the altar of profit and power. We are dancing flames committed to conquering darkness and to challenging those who threaten the planet and the magic and mystery of life.” Rashida Bee, gas survivor, receiving the prestigious 2004 Goldman Environmental Prize * * * * * “If…
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New Clippings – 1991-1996: The Medical Crisis Continues
New Clippings – 1991-1996: The Medical Crisis Continues 1991 EXPOSURE TO MIC CAN CAUSE CANCER: DR PATEL from National Mail 18/3/91. Dr. Patel reveals that the exposure to MIC gas is a potential danger that could lead to cancer. He said that cancer takes at least 15 to 20 years to take root. In Bhopal…
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“Bhopal Lives” – Personal Accounts of the Disaster and its Aftermath
Next Tuesday, December 3, the International Medical Commission-Bhopal (IMCB) will release its final report on the current medical, social, and economic status of the survivors of the Union Carbide disaster, a leak of toxic gas that claimed around 10,000 lives in Bhopal, India, 12 years ago. The report, the culmination of a three-year study by…
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News Clippings – 1984-1990: The Unfolding Medical Disaster
News Clippings – 1984-1990: The Unfolding Medical Disaster 1984 MORE DEATHS LIKELY IN BHOPAL: US EXPERTS from the Times of India 6/12/84. American toxicology experts believe that many more people in Bhopal may die of the secondary effects of the poisonous gas MIC. These experts say that the people who have survived so far could…