Bhopal and Dow

[dinerah]

I hope I'm not re-posting something, but I suppose it is more than worth it to post twice... or 3 times for that matter. Please pass these along.

I want you to watch this:

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Be amazed by how effective this is on a global scale. This ad campaign makes you feel good about Humanity, The World, and The Environment.

After you watch that short video, click

Comments

[dkmnow]

Dioxin, Napalm, Agent Orange, and ... oh look - puppies in a basket! And here's Chewbacca! Chewbacca comes from Endor ...

[dinerah]

Infuriating, yes?

[dkmnow]

Nauseating. Corporate propaganda always puts me off my cookies. I thought the ads on PBS were smarmy, but this one tops them all.

[dkmnow]

Here's a good "starter-pack" for students of Dow's environmental rap-sheet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Chemical_Company#Environmental_Record

To big players like Dow, the "Human Element" is just another raw material to be mined and processed (or disposed of) for their amusement.