US court absolves Union Carbide of liability in Bhopal tragedy
Fp Archives • 13 years agoA US court has held that neither Union Carbide nor its former chairman Warren Anderson were liable for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims at the firm's former chemical plant in Bhopal.
4,000 special containers needed to remove Bhopal waste
Fp Archives • 13 years agoA German firm selected to remove toxic waste from the Bhopal gas leak site has said it would require over 4,000 special containers approved by the United Nations as well as trained experts for the job.
SC slams Centre for 'failure' to dispose Bhopal tragedy waste
Fp Archives • 13 years agoIt asked the Centre to place before it the decision taken by the Group of Minister (GoM) on the issue by the end of June.
IOC tells India it will not drop Dow as sponsor
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe International Olympic Committee has reportedly told India's Sports Ministry that it will stand by Dow Chemical Co. as a sponsor of the London 2012 Games despite pressure over the company's links to the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
'Spying' on Bhopal NGOs: How Stratfor conned Dow
Vembu • 13 years agoFar from being a 'CIA for hire', security thinktank Stratfor may have been milking its clients by peddling 'low-grade' information as insightful commentary.
WikiLeaks reveals Dow's espionage on Bhopal activists
Fp Staff • 13 years agoThe intelligence company is keeping an eye over the internet presence of Bhopal activists and Yes Men for their client Dow Chemical.
Dow documents reignite London Olympic sponsorship row
Anderson • 13 years agoDocuments showing that Union Carbide and Dow Chemical used intermediary companies to get around a 1992 court ban of Union Carbide products after the 1984 Bhopal disaster have reignited a row over Dow's Olympics sponsorship.
Dow Row: A genuine battle for Bhopal victims, but must athletes suffer?
Mishra • 13 years agoBoycotting the Olympics will not constructively help Dow victims and only rob athletes of the chance to participate in the worlds greatest sporting event.
Bhopal tragedy: Don’t boycott Olympics, play to mark protest
Mishra • 13 years agoThe Olympics organising committee’s clean chit to Dow is not acceptable. It is injustice to the victims of the gas leak of 1984.
Not our intention to have Dow logo on branding: London 2012 organisers
Fp Archives • 13 years agoLondon Olympics organisers made it clear that it was never their intention that Dow Chemical's name would be on the fabric wrap around the main stadium for the Games.