Dark Matter: EPA Tackles Conflicts of Interest on Scientific Panels

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Dark Matter: EPA Tackles Conflicts of Interest on Scientific Panels

by Laurel Dammann on May 6, 2013 · comment

EPA adds safeguards to spotlight conflicts on scientific panels by David Heath for The Center for Public Integrity The Environmental Protection Agency announced new safeguards Friday to prevent conflicts of interest or bias from tainting its science, including [...]

The Hand that Feeds, The Mouth that Eats…

by Laurel Dammann on April 1, 2013 · comment

More Than a Matter of Opinion: Ed Rendell’s Plea for Fracking Fails to Disclose Industry Ties by Justin Elliott for ProPublica Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell took to the New York Daily News op-ed pageWednesday with a message to local officials: [...]

Chesapeake Energy Misinformed Shareholders About Impact of Well Blowout

by Melissa Troutman on November 14, 2011 · 13 Comments

Natural gas drilling at night. photo: Joshua B. Pribanic

Chesapeake’s Environmental Assessment of Well Blowout is Attained Through a Conflict of Interest In an October 15, 2011 news release, Chesapeake Energy stated “the public was never in danger ” when a well blowout, also called a well [...]