The BBC did a thing on Bhopal business last night with hardly any reference to the disaster, showing how trinket-making and tourism will rescue the economy along with a scientific training institute. What jerks we are.
On 4 Dec, 19:13, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > It is interesting to note that your last example was of a company that > introduced Delysid back in 1947. > > On Dec 4, 6:48 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Humanity has a great talent of ignoring collateral damage. The > > governmental body, the one without a spine, is so lobbied with hand > > grease that establishing culpability for the albatross is on a double > > back burner. The whole of it wreaks a stench of corporate and > > government bedfellows without conscience. But then of course when > > there is a natural disaster they're all clamoring for attention in the > > global spotlight with so called humanitarian aid. This is different > > because it isn't a natural disaster and the call of the day is "It's > > not my mess". I don't know about the never again slogan, after all > > there have been numerous other similar, not as devastating, > > disasters. > > > TOULOUSE, FRANCE - September 21, 2001 > > Around 300 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (AN) exploded, destroying the > > site and wrecking buildings 3km (1 mile) away in the city center. > > The blast left a crater 50m (164 feet) wide and 10m deep. It was > > responsible for the death of 30 people, and 10,000 injuries. > > > TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, US - March 23, 2005 > > The 2005 disaster at UK oil major BP's Texas City refinery, in Texas, > > US, was considered the nation's worst industrial disaster in 15 years. > > > SCHWEIZERHALLE, SWITZERLAND - November 1, 1986 > > Water used to extinguish a major fire at the Sandoz chemical factory > > in 1986 washed chemicals into the river Rhine, one of Europe's busiest > > waterways. The spill caused severe pollution, which took years to > > eradicate, and killed an estimated 500,000 fish. > > > Even the Fish have to suffer the consequences. > > > On Dec 3, 9:31 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >http://www.democracynow.org/2009/12/3/25_years_after_bhopal_disaster_... > > > > Just one example showing how embracing the pious dogma of the bottom > > > line can effect humanity…more human suffering and death than 9/11. > > > > Is it too late to say ‘never again’?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
