What the Union Carbide company did in Bhopal, India, 30 years ago, was downright criminal. And I mean that literally -- While U.S. courts refused to extradite company officials, Indian courts sentenced seven Indian citizens to two years in jail each plus a fine. About 15,000 people died that night and untold hundreds have died since. More than 20,000 still live near there, exposed to chemicals in groundwater and soil -- chemicals the current owner, Dow, refuses to take responsibility for. Note the chart at the bottom of the page showing the world's six deadliest industrial accidents.
Dec. 3, 2014
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