By Theodora Filis Half a million residents of Bhopal, India were poisoned when the Union-Carbide pesticide manufacturing plant released extremely volatile methyl isocyanine gas and other toxins into the air on December 3, 1984 killing 35,000 people and poisoning thousands more. Twenty-five years after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the Madhya Pradesh government, and the US Supreme Court have re-opened the case. Activists are considering this a small victory after years of petitioning for the rights of the people affected by the accident. The Indian supreme court hopes to answer questions that have haunted the people of Bhopal all these years: Should charges of culpable homicide be back on the table? Who was responsible for the arrest and immediate release of Warren Anderson - Chairman & CEO of Union Carbide in 1984? Why does the Bhopal factory continue to leak poisonous chemicals into the air, soil and water after 25 years? Who was responsible
It is imperative we all pay attention to the impact of our collective and personal actions on the environment. During the next decade, our global community will be unable to deal effectively with the formidable environmental challenges posed by decades of environmental mismanagement. There are many environmental issues I write about in this blog, some will scare you, and it is my hope, these articles will give you a reason to question and search for answers.