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Topic: Chemical Industry
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Content Inside: 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Chemical Industry vs. Public Interest: Redefining the Public Debate on Chemical Security Compiled by Niaz Dorry and Nityanand Jayaraman For The No More Bhopals Alliance, June 2004 Chemical Industry vs. Public Interest: Redefining the Public Debate on Chemical Security Produced by the No More Bhopals Alliance, with inputs from Joe DiGangi, Rick Hind, Nadia Khastagir and Mark Floegel. Designed by Design Action Collective. For The No More Bhopals Alliance, June 2004 The No More Bhopals Alliance is an ad hoc group of public interest entities, including environmental organizations, labor unions, labor-environment coalitions, individuals, community groups and environmental justice groups and networks to challenge the American Chemistry Council’s June 2004 “2nd Annual Chemical Security Summit†in Philadelphia, USA. Endrosers include: Clean Catch, Clean Water Action, Community Labor Refinery Tracking Committee, Design Action, Environmental Health Fund, Greenpeace, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, New Jersey Work Environment Council, PhilaPOSH, Ruckus Society, South Bronx Clean Air Coalition, Students for Bhopal RESOURCES Center for Public Integrity: www.publicintegrity.org Center for Responsive Politics: www.opensecrets.org Community Labor Refinery Tracking Committee: www.clrtc.freeservers.com/index.html International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal: www.bhopal.net Greenpeace: www.greenpeaceusa.org Safe Hometowns: www.safehometowns.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .2 Hiding Behind the Bush.4 Driving Dangerously .7 Rolling Back Controls .8 Do You Live in Bhopal? A Checklist for Communities and Workers .10 Endnotes.11 Chemical Industry vs. Public Interest: 2 E ven before the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was concerned that short of a comprehensive site security plan, chemical facilities handling hazardous substances threatened the public’s safety in ...
