Scientists have always concurred that exposure to Agent Orange leads to serious health maladies, a conclusion those responsible for the poison conveniently ignore.

Editors note: Interesting that the chemical companies that have killed parts of the Gulf of Mexico with algae from petrochemical fertilizers, are now finding a way to make money from another kind of algae. Would be nice if they could clean up the Gulf...

FACK welcomes the arrest of the CEO of Union Carbide which is responsible for the disaster in Bhopal on 3rd December 1984 that killed 10,000 immediately, many more in the following days and years and continues to make hundreds of thousands severely ill

Editor's note: The dioxin affected people of the areas in Midland, Saginaw and beyond have been waiting far too long for justice. This is a step back for those who have been working so hard for the past 6 years to get some level of relief from this long term poisoning they have faced. Dioxins have been shown over and over again to cause cancer, birth defects and system damage in scientific studies.

Dow Chemical (DOW: 21.9806, 0.8106, 3.83%) said Thursday it swung to a second-quarter loss on one-time charges and its revenue tumbled by a worse-than-expected 31%.

Union Carbide is defending its former chief executive now wanted for arrest in India, saying managers couldn't have foreseen a gas leak at the chemical company's Bhopal plant that killed 10,000 people 25 years ago.

A blogger comments on AP clips - recent extradition request for former Union Carbide CEO who presided over the deaths of more than 10,000 people and refuses to show up in court. Dow continues to refuse to present Union Carbide Corporation in Indian court as well.

Though expected to reach a decision on whether a group of roughly 2,000 landowners along the Tittabawassee River could be grouped together for a class action suit against Dow Chemical for releasing the dioxin that pollutes their land, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to make a final ruling on the matter and sent the case back to the district court for further analysis and deliberation.

Dow Corning Corp. said Friday its second-quarter profit fell 38.5 percent as the recession hurt demand for its silicone-based products.