30 Years on from Bhopal: Can we Control Toxics and Nanotechnology?
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, the effects of toxic chemicals upon people and the environment are still amongst the most harmful impacts of industrial capitalism. The continuing resistance of chemicals corporations and legislators to precautionary approaches and the widespread conflicts of scientific interest continue to hamper efforts at clean-up, whilst the health and safety of workers is routinely ridiculed in the mainstream media. Meanwhile these same corporations are developing new technologies including GM and ‘synthetic’ organisms and are busy marketing potentially unsafe products of nano-technology. How can we put these issues back at the centre of public debate?
Introductions from:
- Colin Toogood, Bhopal Medical Foundation
- Helen Lynn, Alliance for Cancer Prevention
- Michael Rainsborough, Stop Unsafe Nanosilver
