Why Dow Chemical Company?
Beyond Pesticides’ position: • Dow is a leader in the chemical industry in producing poisons that contaminate human health and the environment through a variety of exposure routes; • Dow has been a leader in obscuring the science and weakening the regulation of these and other deadly chemicals; and, • Dow purchased Union Carbide in 2001, thereby acquiring its assets and liabilities. Union Carbide was responsible for the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India, which remains the worst industrial disaster in human history. Dow refuses to clean up the site, provide safe drinking water, compensate the victims, or disclose chemical information to physicians. Beyond Pesticides’ The Safer Choice is available online, accompanied by an in-depth resource guide, providing citations, studies, product labels and more. Activists are planning a Global Day of Action for Bhopal this Friday, December 3. To learn more about Bhopal, the actions that they are taking, and how to get involved, visit www.bhopal.net. B
