January 15, 1919: The Boston Molasses Disaster. A large molasses tank burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150. The event has entered local folklore, and residents claim that on hot summer days the area still smells of molasses.
1932-1968: The Minamata disaster was caused by the dumping of mercury compounds in Minamata Bay, Japan. The Chisso Corporation, a fertilizer and later petrochemical company, was found responsible for polluting the bay for 37 years. It is estimated that over 3,000 people suffered various deformities, severe mercury poisoning symptoms or death from what became known as Minamata disease.
December 3, 1984: The Bhopal disaster in India is the worst and Largest industrial disaster on record. A faulty tank containing poisonous methyl isocyanate leaked at a Union Carbide plant and left nearly 4,000 people dead on the first night of the gas leak and at least 15,000 later from related illnesses.[1] The disaster caused the region's human and animal populations severe health problems to the present.
But.....
Your Government is awake and 'alert', planning new measures to keep us all safe. With new regulations in place we're all safe from molasses, mercury and the large Indian gas plant planned for construction in downtown Manhattan in early 2011. This is a highly classified operation begun by the Bush administration. When completed it really will be 'their fault'!
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