Today marks 25 years since the tragic day when a deadly cloud of gas poured out of a Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India killing 20,000 people.
Today also marks 25 years since the people of Bhopal have gone without justice and proper care. Two and a half decades ago a disaster began that continues today.
Union Carbide, as well as the company which recently took control of its assets Dow Chemicals, have refused to accept reponsibility for the disaster and have maintained that they have no desire to face the criminal charges brought against them by the Indian justice system. In addition the company has refused to clean up the site where the remains of the factory now stand and as a result of this the disaster has become exponentially worse as monsoon rains stir up the tons of toxic waste left at the site and pollute the population's drinking water.
The end result of all of this is an ongoing disaster affecting the people of Bhopal. If we cannot stop it many more thousands of innocent people will suffer or die all because of the greed and cowardice of the rich and powerful.
The company has an obligation to help these people because if it were not for its unending greed, which resulted in safety systems at the factory being turned off or left running on an absolute minimum, thousands of lives could have been saved that night.
It is time for Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide at the time of the accident, Union Carbide and Dow Chemicals to learn the consequences of their actions. It is time for them to face the truth of what they have done...ruin thousands upon thousands of lives.
http://bhopal.net/
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