{"id":7889,"date":"2016-10-23T13:24:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T13:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2016-10-23T13:38:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T13:38:51","slug":"fatal-german-chemical-industry-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatliesbeneathrattlechainlagoon.org.uk\/?p=7889","title":{"rendered":"Fatal German Chemical industry fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was reported recently<\/a> that a major fire at “the world’s largest chemical complex” had claimed two lives. The German BASF factory in Ludwigshafen adds to the tally of those who have lost their lives as victims of the chemical industry.<\/p>\n

Of course the lobbyist Cefic organisation, of which BASF senior employees are a major part,\u00a0spins a different line about the safety of such plants.<\/p>\n

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Under EU legislation this incident will certainly be referred to the European Commission, like the one at Trinity Street <\/a>. It comes however at a time when lobbyist organisations like Cefic are continuing to spin <\/a>their ideas into EU policy. The recent EU proposals on lobbying <\/a>has been seen as widely disappointing in offering a new era of transparency.<\/p>\n

Cefic are on the EU register. <\/a>If you really don’t believe that things in your everyday life are not<\/em> influenced by lobbyists, then I would urge you to read just the preceding link in just how this one industry has a reputed 72 lobbyists, many of whom enjoy access to the European Parliament premises.<\/p>\n

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Cefic estimated they spent in\u00a0the 12 months of 2015\u00a0a staggering<\/p>\n

10.2 million \u20ac<\/span> on lobbying. \ud83d\ude25\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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My sincere condolences to those who have become the latest victims of the chemical industry, but those in Brussels are not doing you any favours.<\/p>\n