Vote Dow Chemical for Greenwash Gold 2012: http://www.greenwashgold.org/index.php/dow The Dow Chemical Company has a long, sordid, history of environmental crimes spanning many decades. They produced Agent Orange to be sprayed on innocent Vietnamese people; they lied about the safety of their products, while people were being poisoned; they bribed officials in order to register banned, dangerous pesticides; and they've regularly poisoned the rivers and the air around their factories. After World War II, who do you think employed the Nazi scientist responsible for developing the gas that killed millions of Jews? Step forward Dow Chemical. Dow GreenwashGoldBut, we are the Bhopal Medical Appeal, and our main issue with Dow is their connection to the 1984 Bhopal Gas disaster and the ongoing chemical contamination that sees, to this day, thousands of people drinking water heavily contaminated with dangerous chemicals. The Bhopal Gas Disaster began on the night of the 2nd/3rd December 1984 at a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. The Dow Chemical Company acquired the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), back in 2001, and are happy to claim that they have nothing to do with the disaster. Just one simple set of facts should explain otherwise: In 1987, UCC were criminally charged with 'Culpable Homicide' for the gas disaster and Dow knew full well it was acquiring UCC's criminal liability when they merged. Dow was summonsed, by the Bhopal Courts, in 2005 and asked why it had not produced UCC but the summons remains unanswered and UCC remains a fugitive from justice. Dow maintains that UCC remains a separate business or legal entity to Dow. But Dow owns 100% of the shares, elects every director to the board, and the current UCC CEO is even a senior Dow official. Dow has accepted liability for asbestos related claims against UCC, in America, yet still refuses to accept any liability for UCC's past business in Bhopal. Meanwhile, in Bhopal, people are still drinking poison every day. They are becoming very sick and their babies are being born with all sorts of terrible problems. Dow, for their part, are happily 'greenwashing' themselves with their Olympic, and PARAlympic, sponsorship. Dow Chemical was put forward by the Bhopal Medical Appeal. Directed by Kris Hofmann Voiceover Tom McClane-Williamson Sound/ music Alexander Zlamal Director of photography Mirko Beutler

• published: 15 Apr 2012
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