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Updated: Frackademia to study North Texas fracking earthquakes

November 21, 2013 By TXsharon

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...]

Filed Under: earthquakes, Frackademia

New interim frackademic for director of UT’s Energy Institute

February 7, 2013 By TXsharon

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...]

Filed Under: Frackademia

Merchants of Fracking Doubt

December 9, 2012 By TXsharon

I've told you many time how the fracking industry is just like the tobacco industry and how they are using the same strategies. Merchants of Doubt is a book that shows how industry uses the strategies used by the tobacco industry to create doubt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Big Gas = Big Tobacco, Frackademia, fracking's Joe Camel

Fracking’s Joe Camel seeks new career

December 7, 2012 By TXsharon

On the heels of yesterday's announcement about the disgraced UT fracking study and subsequent resignations by the frackademics involved, Steve Everley, a top camel in the fracking Joe Camel network announces his plan to seek a new career. "If you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Frackademia, fracking's Joe Camel

Frackademia busted

December 6, 2012 By TXsharon

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...]

Filed Under: Frackademia

Frackademia is back and it’s worse than we thought

September 10, 2012 By TXsharon

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...]

Filed Under: Frackademia

Frackademia strikes again

August 15, 2012 By TXsharon

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...]

Filed Under: Frackademia Tagged With: fracking, University of Texas

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