Dow cannot run from the legacy of Bhopal by sponsoring 'Run For Water' events

Friday 16 April 2010 The chemical company warned it cannot escape responsibility for the ongoing impacts of the 1984 gas leak by sponsoring an event that highlights water scarcity. The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) cannot run from its responsibility for the ongoing impacts of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak by sponsoring Live Earth "Run for Water" events, Amnesty International said on Friday. Thousands of people died and more than 100,000 continue to suffer from serious health problems as a consequence of 1984's deadly leak of toxic chemicals from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal,…

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