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Union Carbide Corporation

Type: Company

Name: Union Carbide Corporation

Nationality: United States

Web Address: http://www.unioncarbide.com/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Union Carbide Corporation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

After Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Action

You might think that everything would have changed for the chemicals industry on April 16, 1947. That was the day of the Texas City Disaster, the worst industrial accident in U.S. history. A ship loaded with ammonium nitrate — the same chemical that appears ... [Published NPR - May 17 2013]

Entities: Chemical, Chemical Plant, Disasters, Chemical Industry, Rick Hind

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

John P. David: Thousands die in American work places each year

Workers Memorial Day was April 28, a day to reflect on workers around the world who have contributed their lives trying to make a living for themselves and their families. In the United States, more than 4,500 are killed in American work places each year, ... [Published Charleston Gazette - May 17 2013]

Entities: Workers, Ammonium Nitrate, Mannington (United States), Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Barnes & Noble Inc

Judith E. Glaser: Conversational Blind Spots at Work

Twenty-eight years ago I began my first experiment in what I call conversational intelligence. I was hired by Union Carbide to work with 17 high-powered sales executives in danger of losing a bid for a key contract. My job was to figure out how they could ... [Published Huffington Post - May 16 2013]

Entities: Union Carbide Corporation, Amygdala, Hydrocortisone, Impulsivity, Barnes & Noble Inc

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Union Carbide Corporation

Glen W. Sprague

, in Belpre to Harry S. and Bessie Vickers Sprague. He was a 1943 graduate of Barlow Rural High School. Glen was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from Union Carbide. He then drove bus for Warren Local Schools. Glen had been active on the ... [Published Parkersburg News - May 16 2013]

Entities: David Hammond, Patricia Alexander, David Hubbard, Union Carbide Corporation

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

William C. (Bill) Nielson

Bill spent his early years on farms at Carlisle then Dry Valley in San Juan County.He attended school in Monticello where he participated in sports. He developed a real proficiency for operating heavy equipment while working with his father during his ... [Published San Juan Record - May 15 2013]

Entities: William C. Bill, Uranium, Mining, Donna

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Awami League

Savar tragedy and a few questions

The wait not over yet as Rana Plaza lies in ruinsClauses advised to stop irregularities286 unclaimed bodies buried at JurainBan calls for atmosphere for fair pollsMinistry, Petrobangla face-to-faceMahasen likely to cross over Ctg Thursday morningMost ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 14 2013]

Entities: Sohel Rana, Workers, Awami League, Disaster

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

FRX Polymers Hires New VP of Sales

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE ?Kevin’s extensive global industry experience and history as a top tier sales performer will be a key asset for our company.? “We’re elated to have Kevin join our team,” said Marc Lebel, president and CEO of FRX Polymers. ... [Published EON - May 14 2013]

Entities: Polymer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Union Carbide Corporation

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

LOOK: The Worst Industrial Disasters In History

More than 1,000 bodies have been pulled from the Bangladesh garment factory building that collapsed last month. Very few other industrial accidents in world history have had such a high death toll. Here's a look at some of those tragic events.Loading ... [Published Huffington Post - May 10 2013]

Entities: Industrial Disasters, Benxi, Bhopal, Detonation

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Bhopal protesters get same answers, different results at Dow Chemical shareholders meeting

Bhopal protesters outside of Dow Chemical annual stockholder meetingStudents from Concordia College traveled from Moorehead, Minn. to Midland for the annual stockholder meeting of The Dow Chemical Co. Two of the protesters spoke during a Q and A session, ... [Published Bay City Times - May 09 2013]

Entities: Bhopal, Dow Chemical Company, Protesters, Andrew N Liveris, Union Carbide Corporation

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Fire near Union Carbide guest house

A forest fire on the slope below the abandoned Union Carbide Guest House was contained before it damaged the structure. A caller alerted the Bhopal Municipal Corporation Fire Brigade Control Room at 5.20 p.m. on Thursday about a fire in the dry scrub ... [Published The Hindu - May 02 2013]

Entities: Union Carbide Corporation, Warren Anderson, Bhopal

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

WVU Alum William McCartney to Deliver Dow/Union Carbide Semi. . .

WVU Alum William McCartney to Deliver Dow/Union Carbide SeminarTargeted News ServiceMORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 29 -- West Virginia University issued the following news release:William McCartney, Jr., a 1995 graduate of West Virginia University, will deliver ... [Published Equities.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: West Virginia University, Union Carbide Corporation, Alum

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Form 10-Q UNION CARBIDE CORP /NEW/ For: Mar 31

StreetInsider.com - Form 10-Q UNION CARBIDE CORP /NEW/ For: Mar 31 ... [Published Street Insider - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Union Carbide Corporation, 10-q

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"Chemical plant safety is a high priority, and federal departments and agencies will continue to work within their authorities and with state officials to support the ongoing investigation and assess appropriate information that can help inform ongoing efforts to ensure chemical plant safety." Please keep your community civil. All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and terms of use, and will be moderated prior to posting...

After Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Action [Published NPR - May 17 2013]

...Loved ones can only bow to the words of Mother Jones to "pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living" as they seek the elusive promise of a better tomorrow

John P. David: Thousands die in American work places each year [Published Charleston Gazette - May 17 2013]

...about a problem is never the right question to ask," says Peter Sandman, a risk communications consultant in New York City, in a phone interview. "Companies donât know. People know. You always need to ask exactly who knew. And then you need to ask who they told. And then comes the most important question: Does the corporate culture encourage people to push this kind of bad news up the hierarchy, or is the message to keep it to yourself and give the bosses plausible deniability."

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Forget SodaStream, help Palestinian workers by ... [Published Mondoweiss - Apr 10 2013] I've heard this already a couple times on my book tour: "Hey, we shouldn't boycott settlement goods. It'll hurt job prospects for Palestinians!" To me this sounds exactly like a white Afrikaaner saying, "Hey, if you try to end Apartheid, it'll hurt ...
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Petition of the day [Published SCOTUSblog - Feb 27 2013] The petition of the day is: Union Carbide Corporation v. Commissioner 12-684 Issue: (1) Whether, in determining the scope of the qualified research expenses tax credit provided under Internal Revenue Code § 41, the court of appeals erred in holding ...
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