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NeoGreen

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2. I wonder how much this has to do with "the chemicals which shall not be named"...

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2016, 08:14 AM

Jan 2016

...aka PFOA (and derivatives), their failed lawsuit defense in WV, the dumping of the chemical side of the industry (i.e. Chemours) and the desperate attempt to merge with Dow, all as a explicit strategy to create a shell "DuPont" that can be the sacrificial lamb for the 100+ years of environmental liabilities (ask Gibbstown NJ residents how they like drinking their Nitrobenzene/Chlorinated Benzene tainted groundwater water or Niagara County NY residents how they like their Hexachlorobutadiene) created in the name of profits at any cost?

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'Depressing' atmosphere envelops DuPont as layoffs begin [View all] Sherman A1 Jan 2016 OP

Been in that state for nearly 4 years liberal N proud Jan 2016 #1

I wonder how much this has to do with "the chemicals which shall not be named"... NeoGreen Jan 2016 #2

Probably a lot...these companies want to take the profits but leave the poisons behind... Human101948 Jan 2016 #3

This is also connected to Fleet Farms selling off to an investor to glinda Jan 2016 #4