NEWS RELEASE: April 19, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310)-392-0522, ext. 317, or cell: (310)-292-1902, or Jamie Court, (310)-392-0522, ext. 327 Don’t Let Big Oil Turn Cal Berkeley Into "UCBP," Consumers and Professor Warn Berkeley,…
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Who to believe?
By Simpson4-15-2007 Proponents of the plan to have BP fund an alternate energy research institute at UC Berkeley squared off in the San Francisco Chronicle opinion pages against those who think the university is selling…
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Berkeley Deal w/BP Not “Open”;
NEWS RELEASE: April 12, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317, or cell: (310) 292-1902 Berkeley Chancellor Mischaracterized Dealings With BP As "Open"; Key proposal documents were withheld from public view until revealed…
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Conoco Takes The Plunge
By Simpson4-11-2007 ConocoPhillips finally took the plunge and became the first major oil company to call for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Other dirty Oil Giants have so far merely dabbled their toes in the…
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Conoco Pumps Cash to Big Oil U
By Simpson4-10-2007 ConocoPhillips is pushing to become a full-fledged sponsor of Big Oil U with a grant of $22.5 million to Iowa State University to develop technologies to produce biorenewable fuels. “We believe the key…
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Berkeley Chief Answers FTCR on BP
Robert Birgeneau, UCB Chancellor, has written a letter to the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights pledging that the university will ensure discoveries made at the proposed energy institute funded by a $500 million deal with…
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Faculty Gets Say In BP-Berkeley Deal
4-4-07 by Court The management at UC Berkeley is now allowing faculty critical of the partnership with BP to negotiate the terms. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that: Journalism Professor Bill Drummond, chairman of the…
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Big Oil Buys Berkeley
Oil giant BP’s proposed research deal with UC Berkeley is threatening to push academic integrity aside in favor of profits, writes author Jennifer Washburn in the Los Angeles Times. "This is shameful " says Washburn,…
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Stanford Claims Independence In ExxonMobil Deal, But Pact Details Show Otherwise;
NEWS RELEASE: March 26, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, 310-392-0522, ext. 317, or 310-292-1902 (cell) Key part of research agreement remains secret Santa Monica, CA — Stanford University President John Hennessy was asked today by…
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ConocoPhillips Tries To Buy Into “Big Oil U” In Greenwash Campaign
NEWS RELEASE: March 20, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, 310-392-0522 ext. 317, cell: 310-292-1902, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989 Disturbing trend must be stopped to preserve academic integrity at U.S. colleges, consumer advocates…