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The Ties to Human Misery That Taint London 2012

Emanuel Stoakes | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: London 2012, London Olympics, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Olympics, Dow Chemical, Sri Lanka, Bhopal, Ioc, Dioxin, Agent Orange, Bhopal Disaster, North Korea, 2012 London Olympic Games, UK Politics News
Emanuel Stoakes

Despite the charm and coruscation of the games as a celebration of international talent (embodied in the epic performances of Jessica Ennis, Mo Farrah and Chris Hoy among so many others), there's a darker side to London 2012.

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Could We Have a Corporate-Free Olympics? Yes We Could!

Natalie Bennett | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: 2012 London Olympics, 2012 London Olympic Games, London 2012, London Olympics, Olympics News, Locog, Green Party, Dow Chemical, UK Sport News
Natalie Bennett

Do we have to sentence Olympics visitors to eat plastic buns and drink vast tubs of sugary drinks?

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Don't Poison our Olympics

Veronique Mistiaen | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK
Read More: Human Rights, Samar Jodha, 2012 Olympics, Lord Coe, Dow Chemical, Bhopal Disaster, Amnesty International, 2012 London Olympic Games, UK News
Veronique Mistiaen

A controversial exhibit in East London, close to the Olympic Park, is calling attention to the Olympics link to Dow Chemical and one of the world's worst industrial disasters.

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Olympics Sponsorship: Coca Cola Faces Questions Over Links to Controversial Orange Harvest

Andrew Wasley | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Migrant Workers, London 2012, Rio Tinto, Bp, Olympic Sponsors, Coca Cola, Dow Chemical, London Olympics, Olympics Coca Cola Sponsorship, UK Sport News
Andrew Wasley

As the opening ceremony approaches, a steady drip of 'sweatshop' and 'forced labour' allegations over poor conditions for workers manufacturing official Olympics merchandise have emerged.

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Will Lord Coe Take the Bhopal Water Challenge?

Lorraine Close | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK
Read More: London Olympics, Lord Coe, Dow, Dow Chemical, Olympics 2012, change.org, Dow Chemical Olympics, Bhopal, UK News
Lorraine Close

Despite the continuing furore concerning Dow's sponsorship of the Olympic games, Lord Sebastian Coe and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) maintain that they are satisfied with Dow Chemical's ethical performance and sustainability.

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Indian Athletes Threaten To Boycott London Olympics Over Dow Sponsorship

Huffington Post UK | Peter Guest | Posted 25.11.2011 | UK
Read More: London 2012, Bhopal, UK News, Dow Chemical, UK Politics, London Olympics, Bhopal Chemical Disaster, UK Business, 2012 London Olympics, UK News

Indian athletes are threatening to boycott the London Olympic Games in protest over the sponsorship of Dow Chemicals, a company linked to the 1984 Bho...

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Was Outspoken BBC Market Trader Really A 'Yes Men' Hoax?

The Huffington Post UK | Stephen Hull | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Andy Bichlbaum, Bhopal India, Bbc News, Alessio Rastani, Dow Chemical, The Yes Men, UK News

If it’s too good to be true then it very often is. A city trader who set jaws dropping on Monday after apparently confessing that he goes “to b...

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