Public Funded "fracking Is Safe" Report Led By Gas Exploration Board Member

[Tim Smith]

Can you say "conflict of interest"?

How can you sit on the board of a gas exploration company and expect to evaluate your industry's environmental performance using public funds??

http://news.sciencem...ized-for-a.html

Groat defends himself thusly:

"I made no modifications or alterations of their findings, some of which were not particularly pleasing to the shale-gas industry. Disclosing my Plains board position would not have served any meaningful purpose relevant to this study."

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...no meaningful purpose?

I am sure there are employees who would write a report that might damage their boss' business. Mostly fired ones.

UT should be forced to give back the money for the study.