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Minamata disaster
The Minamata (disease) was a pollution related health accident in Japan. Minamata Disease was caused by the consumption of fish and shellfish contaminated by methylmercury compound discharged from a chemical plant. -
Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring
Talks about the effects that humans have on the earth -
Chipko movement
nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women in India. Aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging. -
Bhopal disaster
Chemical leak of about 45 tons of the dangerous gas methyl isocyanate escaped from an insecticide plant -
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained workers. -
Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank -
The Fukushima nuclear disaster
A 15-metre tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors, causing a nuclear accident