3-24-08 by dugan Sometimes when an argument doesn’t make sense, it’s the argument’s fault. That was my conclusion when a weights and measures official from New York came to the California Energy Commision…
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Inuits vs. Exxon: Might Work
2-28-08 by dugan It’s a Hail-Mary pass, but the Alaskan Inuit lawsuit against the oil industry on global warming just might work. It may come down to how the judge views the definition of…
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Wacky Weights ‘n Measures
1-28-08 by dugan A t-shirt widely sold in Albuquerque, N.M., where the National Conference on Weights and Measures is meeting, says: "Keep the Quirky in ‘Querque." Today was "Quirky" and far, far more at…
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Another Big Oil U Warning Issued
1-21-08 by simpson The prestigious Center for Science in the Public Interest has joined us in warning of the dangers Big Oil money poses to university research. In a report issued today CSPI says…
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Big Bust in Bali
12-121-07 by dugan We can’t be surprised that the White House has vetoed any targets for cooling the "fever of the Earth" (Al Gore’s phrase) at the global climate meeting in Bali, Indonesia. The…
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No Oil Money At Smithsonian
11-19-2007 by simpson The American Petroleum Institute (API), Big Oil’s favorite mouthpiece, has pulled its $5 million offer to sponsor a centerpiece exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution about the oceans as a global treasure ….
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Big Oil U Adds A Campus
11-8-07 by simpson Oil giant BP and UC Berkeley have yet to sign the contract for the $500 million deal that would create the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at UC Berkeley, but there was an…
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The Smithsonian Example
11-06-07 by court and simpson The Smithsonian Institution has rebuffed — for now at least –a $5 million donation from Big Oil’s favorite mouthpiece, the American Petroleum Association (API). The API money was to go…
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Dynes ‘Reviewing’ UC-BP Deal
11-06-07 by simpson The contract that would create a $500 million research deal between UC Berkeley and oil giant BP is “under review” in the office of University of California President Robert Dynes. Not…
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Students Fight to Thwart UC-BP
10-04-07 by simpson I supplied the T-shirts and The Student Campaign to Stop BP at Berkeley offered up a demonstration to drive home the potential damage of Big Oil U on one of the…
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Students Warn About “UC-BP”
Rally, T-shirts Warn Cal Could Become “UC-BP”; $500 Million BP Deal Near Completion As Big Oil Pumps Money Into Colleges Berkeley, CA — Oil giant BP must not be allowed to use a $500 million…
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“Boston Legal” Pillories Big Oil U
NEWS RELEASE September 26, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317, or (310) 292-1902, cell Big Oil U Pilloried On "Boston Legal" Season Premiere; $500 Million BP Deal at Berkeley Near Completion; Oil…
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“Boston Legal” Focuses on Big Oil U
9-26-04 by simpson ABC’s Boston Legal likes to base its plots on real life and the plot of last night’s season premier was drawn from Big Oil U campuses at Stanford University and UC…