Palfrem
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Anyone getting a bit fed up over President Obama's rhetoric over BP?
It's grim scenario for sure, but perhaps he may like to contemplate the rather more serious outcome of another failed valve on a plant operated by a US company this time and compare the levels of USofA response and compensation at the time, and ever since.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 3 | 1984: Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident
Quoting from BBC web-site
"In another development, the Obama administration said BP had agreed to quickly meet the compensation claims of businesses and individuals whose livelihoods had been disrupted by the spill. "
It's been 26 years and proper compensation has yet to be paid by Dow (the company that bought out Union Carbide)
Until 1998 when the Union Carbide / Dow handed over the site to the Indian Governement the site was still toxic.
..sorry rant over
It's grim scenario for sure, but perhaps he may like to contemplate the rather more serious outcome of another failed valve on a plant operated by a US company this time and compare the levels of USofA response and compensation at the time, and ever since.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 3 | 1984: Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident
Quoting from BBC web-site
"In another development, the Obama administration said BP had agreed to quickly meet the compensation claims of businesses and individuals whose livelihoods had been disrupted by the spill. "
It's been 26 years and proper compensation has yet to be paid by Dow (the company that bought out Union Carbide)
Until 1998 when the Union Carbide / Dow handed over the site to the Indian Governement the site was still toxic.
..sorry rant over