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Tata FAQ #14: Who is legally liable to clean up the site and why?
Dow is legally liable to clean up the site. This is why! The polluter pays principle is the law in India, and intent or knowledge of contamination is not a prerequisite for being held accountable. In Indian law, the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rule of 1989 594(E), Section 3 Sub section (1) and Section…
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Tata FAQ #15: What standards of clean up do the affected people want?
After 23 years of being neglected Bhopal deserves to have the Union Carbide (Dow Chemical) site cleaned up with the highest international standards and the utmost of care. Survivors and organizations supporting them propose that an independent assessment needs to be conducted of different technologies for removal and containment of hazardous waste to ensure thoroughness…
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Tata FAQ #16: How do survivors and the organizations supporting them propose the clean-up of the abandoned factory site should be done?
The central government must provide the resources necessary to: 1. Identify specific strategies for containment and remediation of contaminated soil and ground water at different locations within and outside the factory and the Solar Evaporation Ponds. Contain chemical waste and contaminated soil from the factory premises and Solar Evaporation Landfill in suitable containers labeling each…
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Tata FAQ #17: What is happening in the courts on the issue of contamination and clean up?
In the U.S. there is a civil court case in the Southern District federal court in New York. The civil case was filed in 1999 by survivors against Union Carbide, seeking a comprehensive cleanup of the contaminated site and the properties around the factory, and compensation and medical monitoring for those poisoned by Carbide’s chemical…
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Dow shareholders urge management to solve problems of Bhopal's gas-hit victims
Pervez Bari, Indian Muslims Info, December 7, 2006 Bhopal, Dec 7(IndianMuslims.info) In the face of a new public relations campaign by Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) claiming the company is addressing global public health and water problems, Dow shareholders representing more than $ 278 million announced on Friday that they have filed a resolution with the company…
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Bhopal Day of Action report from Delhi
Shalini Sharma, Students for Bhopal, Delhi, December 6, 2006 Finally, the day comes. To the last minute we are busily preparing the press release, drawing on placards, gathering together double-sided tape, scissors, and other such essential tools for action. Then off we go, nervous and anticipatory, moving from the cluttered busyness of South Delhi, out…
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Patiyabaazi of Bhopal
Bhopal-e, bhopale.blogspot.com, December 6, 2006 People sitting at roadside tea stalls are an intellectually stimulating sight in Bhopal. But patiabazi, as the Bhopalis refer to the evening get-together, is waning in the walled city. In the days of nawabi rule, patias were the hotspots of discussion of topics as varied as politics, hockey and culture.…
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Why?
Pragya, Here I am, Bhopal, December 6, 2006 “Ganda pani saaf Karo! Bhopal mein insaaf karo!” It’s not that they were asking for clean drinking water, they were demanding it. Demanding the right to be able to live without waking up every morning and being envious of the thousands that have died, because they don’t…
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Angry tribals ‘declare’ Bhopal a national park
Hindustan Times, Itarsi, December 5, 2006 HUNDREDS OF tribals fighting for ‘Jal, Jangal and Zameen’, today passed a unique resolution to declare Bhopal a national park and be included in Project Tiger. They even described Shyamla Hills surrounding Chief Minister’s residence a better place for tigers. The local tribals and those who came from Maharashtra…
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Environmental Cycle Tour suspended after young cyclist dies in accident
Chennai, December 4, 2006 Guru, who lost his life while campaigning for the victims of the worldwide chemical industry. Always in our hearts. Chennai. 4 December, 2006 — Organisers of the Cuddalore to Chennai environmental awareness cycle tour have suspended the tour after one of the cyclists died in an untoward incident near Tindivanam on…
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Big protest at Dow office
Asian Age, December 4, 2006 New Delhi, Dec. 3: Members of Students for Bhopal-India and other supporters staged a demonstration against company Dow Chemicals by protesting in front of their secret office in Noida, as part of a nationwide action to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster, the world’s worst industrial catastrophe.…
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"We are flames, not flowers": rap song and video by Terry Allan
Terry Allan, Maine, December 3, 2006