Today we did an action against Dow Chemicals here...
The press release says "Wastewater discharge taken from the plant showed a the presence of a number of persistent toxic chemicals, including volatile organochlorines like chloroform and tetrachloromethane, chlorinated benzenes and alkanes, and the pesticide lindane (HCH). The open release of these deadly chemicals from the chlorine plant to its downstream evaporation ponds poses serious and long-term hazards to the health of nearby communities in Tembisa and to the surrounding environment."
The police were very nice about us being there - apparently one policeman lived nearby, and were happy to accept our Greenpace t-shirts. I wonder what the Super will say about that?
Posted by danielle at August 29, 2002 05:42 PMHi Dannielle,
These guys are slow to learn. This is an example of the new colonialism, the new american imperialism. These people don't care with the others. As long as the problems are not in their homeland...who cares? I CARE, YOU CARE, THOSE PEOPLE IN BHOPAL CARE, THOSE ONES NEAR TEMBISA CARE. Shame on the DOW's of this world. Shame on those greedy CEOs and MAnagers that only see the short term profit and share values. Thre needs to be a GREEN REVOLUTION, one that once and for all makes the citizens of the world fight these economic despots, these fascists of business. We are certainly on the forefront. You are certainly at the very edge. Good work Danielle.
Posted by: Ilidio Franco Marques on August 29, 2002 11:57 PM