Every day looks a lot like Christmas for corporations looking for subsidy handouts from local governments. Author and activist Greg Leroy describes the “Great American Jobs Scam” in which corporations seek subsidies from state and local governments, giving little in return. Then, an update on the saga of fisher woman Diane Wilson. She’s recently been [...]
Chevron’s accountability for the legacy of environmental destruction and health impacts from oil exploitation by subsidiary Texaco in the Oriente region of Ecuador from 1964-1992. We speak with Cristobal Bonifaz, lead attorney in the Maria Aguinda Salazar v. ChevronTexaco class-action lawsuit filed in Lago Agrio, Ecuador (after navigating US courts for a decade) in May 2003 [...]
21 years after the Bhopal chemical disaster of Dec. 3, 1984 at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in India, justice has never been served. Though the diisaster caused the death of more than 20,000 people, Union Carbide has never stood trial for manslaughter. The suffering of hundreds of thousands of survivors continues without relief. We [...]
An audio log of fugitive Diane Wilson’s quest to find fugitive Warren Anderson and “talk some sense into him.” Diane Wilson and Warren Anderson are both fugitives. Fisherwoman Diane Wilson has been charged with criminal trespass for hanging a banner at a Dow Chemical/Union Carbide facility that said “Dow – Responsible for Bhopal”. She received [...]
Investor John C. Harrington, author of The Challenge to Power: Money, Investing and Democracy, speaks about the potential and limitations of socially responsible investment strategies, the foibles of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the need for big picture strategies. Harrington is the founder of Harrington Investments and a cofounder of Working Assets and Progressive [...]
Jay Mankita premieres his new song about Wal Mart at a rally for the new organization, Stop Sprawlmart. Saturday November 5, 2005 in Amherst, MA. Destined to become an anthem for those who are fighting the harsh impacts of Walmart on local downtowns and the cheapening of American jobs.
Fisherwoman Diane Wilson (autobiography: An Unreasonable Woman) on Dow Chemical and Bhopal More information
Kimberly-Clark, Victoria’s Secret and Xerox Asked to Stop Destroying Ancient Forests for Disposable Paper Products San Francisco – Leading international environmental organizations coordinated efforts today at more than 350 protests and events across the U.S. and Canada, calling on companies to end the destruction of North America’s largest ancient forest, the Boreal. As part of [...]
The chemical industry is spending millions of dollars on TV ads to convince us that we need toxic chemicals in consumer goods, and in our air, water, food, and bodies. Learn the truth in this 53 second video. QuickTime Version – Broadband Quicktime – Low Bandwidth (dialup) Windows Media Ipod Video Version
CSR News from 3BL Media
