Frackademic: noun – An academic aligned with frackers to lend credibility to fracking. Frackademia: verb – To act or work as such a person to provide credibility to frackers: “we’ve aligned with Univ. of Buffalo. We’ve done a variety of other … [Read more...]
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Frackademia busted
University of Texas reviewers blast fracking report and recommend its withdrawal “It should be stressed,” the reviewers said, “that the term ‘fact-based’ would not apply to [the report's analysis] in the sense characterizing scientific research … [Read more...]
Frackademia is back and it’s worse than we thought
Industry is funding "training" programs for regulators and legislators. As I learned at the "PSYPOS Conference" this is what the industry calls "inoculation." At Universities, Fracking Research Funded by Oil and Gas Companies Critics question the … [Read more...]
Frackademia strikes again
We recently coined a new term: Frackademia: noun – An academic aligned with frackers Frackademia in the news today: Bloomberg: Frackers Fund University Research That Proves Their Case By Jim Efstathiou Jr. – Jul 22, 2012 11:00 PM CT Public … [Read more...]
Frackademia: noun – An academic aligned with frackers
Read a hilarious post about a serious subject: Frackademia Frackademia: noun - An academic aligned with frackers to provide credibility to fracking. verb - To act or work as such a person to provide credibility to frackers: "we’ve aligned with … [Read more...]
Fracking owns America
Fracking Owns America. Fracking influence controls the American government. From the federal level to the state level, fracking owns America and controls any science that might condemn their practices. Local government is the only hope families have … [Read more...]
Latest North Texas earthquake
3.4M Event Page. If you felt this quake, please report it to the USGS. As always, document the condition of your home regularly. Texas does not build to earthquake code so even small earthquakes can damage your foundation. Update: this quake was … [Read more...]
North Texas earthquakes are getting ridiculous!
For comments on the M3.3 frackquake in Irving 11/22/14 click HERE. There was a 3.0M quake this morning in the same area of North Texas. Event Page I am in contact with people in the area who have documented before and after conditions of their … [Read more...]
Fracking science for hire
A new peer-reviewed study funded by ANGA, America's Natural Gas Alliance, was released last week with this conclusion: This study offers comfort concerning health effects of HF on childhood cancers A popping headline that was tweeted with … [Read more...]
New interim frackademic for director of UT’s Energy Institute
After the frackademia scandal, the former director of the UT Energy Institute resigned. Today the Provost appointed an interim director, Chemical Engineering professor Thomas Edgar. Oh goodie! He does research in renewable energy. Edgar’s current … [Read more...]
ICYMI: Range Resources made headlines in CorpWatch.
EID loves to use ICYMI. Frackademia: How the Fracking Industry Tries To Bully Or Buy Scientists by Puck Lo, CorpWatch Blog January 18th, 2013 It starts off with this: Range Resources, a Texas company, bullied the federal government into … [Read more...]