Bhopal

More to Deal with Than Just Climate: 25 Years Since Bhopal Disaster

Andrew Winston | Posted 03.18.2010 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bhopal, Dupont, Copenhagen 2009, Pollution Prevention, Reach, Baby Bottles, Nike, Responsible Care, Bpa, Climate Change, SC Johnson, Toxics Release Inventory, Hp, Rohs, Green News

The issue of toxicity and chemicals is one that lies somewhat separate from the climate discussion. While it gets lost in the shuffle sometimes, the pressure on companies to deal with it just keeps rising.

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The Continuing Struggle for Justice in Bhopal

Rajeev Ravisankar | Posted 03.18.2010 | Green

Read More: Bhopal, Bhopal Chemical Disaster, Bhopal India, Green News

While corporate bigwigs want to erase public memory of the Bhopal tragedy, major politicians wish to be post-Bhopal, in an illusory situation beyond a deeply troubling past. But for survivors, there is no post-Bhopal moment,

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Bhopal Disaster 25th Anniversary: Victims Of Gas Tragedy Demand Cleanup

AP | ALTAF QADRI | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

Read More: Bhopal India, Bhopal Protests, Bhopal Chemical Disaster, Bhopal Anniversary, Bhopal Disaster, Bhopal, Bhopal 25th Anniversary, World News

BHOPAL, India — Hundreds of people marched through Bhopal with torches before dawn Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst in...

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ReThink Review: The Yes Men Fix the World -- Speaking Truth by Faking Power

Jonathan Kim | Posted 03.18.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Bhopal, Rethink Reviews, Union Carbide, Chamber of Commerce, Jonathan Kim, Dow Chemical, The Yes Men Fix the World, The Yes Men, Entertainment News

Armed only with cheap suits, fake websites, a few props and nuts the size of Survivaballs, the Yes Men have become infamous for infiltrating corporate events pretending to be spokesmen for government agencies or some of the world's most powerful companies.

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The Yes Men Rule

John Feffer | Posted 03.18.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: B'eau Pal, Bhopal, Dow Chemical, The Yes Men, Entertainment News

It is, like all fine gourmet water, "bottled at source." Even the French name of the water suggests elegance: B'eau Pal. But wait: B'eau Pal? That sounds rather familiar.

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Democracy WOW! With The Yes Men

Sara Benincasa | Posted 03.18.2010 | Comedy

Read More: Jacques Servin, Andy Bichlbaum, The Yes Men, Bbc, Activism, Mother Jones, United Nations, Mike Bonanno, Sara Benincasa, Ban Ki-Moon, Dow, The Yes Men Fix the World, Bhopal, Survivaballs, Comedy News

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Too High a Price for High Octane

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

The refineries in this country still using unnecessarily hazardous hydrofluoric acid must ensure their workers and the residents of their neighborhoods live to see Labor Day 2010.

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The Yes Men Fix The World One Prank at a Time

Liza Weisberg | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bhopal, Andy Bichlbaum, Biofuels, Halliburton, Dow Chemical, Hbo, Mike Bonanno, Exxon Mobil, HBO Documentaries, Free Market, Corporate Greed, The Yes Men, The Yes Men Fix the World, Pranks, Entertainment News

In their new HBO documentary The Yes Men Fix the World, the eponymous pranksters take aim at unapologetic free market profiteers.

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150 Years

Robert Weissman | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Corporate Crime, Bhopal, Alien Tort Claims Act, Exxon, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Victims, Climate Change, Big Tobacco, Exxon Valdez, Business News

The 150-year sentence is headline grabbing, but what should surprise us is not that Madoff got such a long sentence, but that other corporate criminals escape with no criminal prosecution at all.

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Earth Day Atonement: 10 Environmental Disasters to Remember

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Ten tragic lessons in our nation's environmental history that should never be forgotten. And one climate destabilization tragedy in the making that needs our urgent help.

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