In Delhi activists and survivors of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy are protesting against DOW Chemical Company being a sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics. Almost three decades have passed since deadly methyl isocyanate gas leaked out […]
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The Bhopal Medical Appeal were joined in London yesterday by supporters of the ‘200 days Left to Dump Dow!” campaign.
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A British MP has urged Parliament to launch an investigation into Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympic Stadium. Labour’s Barry Gardiner said there were grounds to believe the entire procurement process was a sham.
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• Former London mayor: ‘Olympic Games could be undermined’ • Indian Olympic Authority to discuss issue on 5 December The Olympic Stadium in Stratford will be surrounded by a wrap, sponsored by Dow, during the Games.
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The International Olympic Committee has called on the Indian Olympic Association to reject any considerations of a possible boycott of the London 2012 Olympic Games, saying such action would only hurt the athletes. This comes as
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The Bhopal gas tragedy survivors Friday said they will blockade all trains passing through the city from Dec 3 — the 27th anniversary of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters. At a press conference here,
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The Dow Chemicals-sponsored wrap will go up around the stadium in early 2012 An Indian chief minister has called for a boycott of the London 2012 Olympics if the sponsorship of the Dow Chemical company continues.
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Secret reports seen by The Independent reveal that drug trials funded by western pharmaceutical firms at the Indian hospital set up for survivors of the Bhopal disaster violated international ethical standards and could have put patients
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LOCOG should drop DOW Chemical as partners of the London 2012 Olympic Games and providers of the Olympic stadium wrap. Go to Change.org to sign the petition. Why This Is Important Dow Chemical acquired Union Carbide
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London 2012 organisers said yesterday they would retain Dow Chemical as sponsor of an artistic wrap encircling the Olympic Stadium, despite concerns raised in India over the company’s links to the Bhopal disaster. Indian athletes wrote
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Opposition is growing to London 2012 sponsor Dow Chemical, owners of Union Carbide, the company responsible for the Bhopal gas leak in which thousands died. Dow Chemical Company was awarded the contract to build the decorative
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Lord Coe faced tough questions from senior MPs yesterday regarding a lucrative Olympic contract awarded to a controversial American chemicals company that campaigners say will taint London 2012. The shadow Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, and the
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