75 percent of board overseeing major study into effects of oil spill have ties to BP

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http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/75-percent-of-board-overseeing-major-study-into-effects-of-oil-spill-have-ties-to-bp


Florida marine research group gets $10 million from BP to study oil spill’s effects, Palm Beach Post, June 15, 2010:

The Florida Institute of Oceanography – a little known marine science consortium making big news with its research – will receive $10 million from BP to study the effects of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill.

“We are very pleased to begin addressing the immediate needs of assessing the impact on the state of Florida,” William Hogarth, acting director of the institute, said in a news release.

The institute – a consortium of 20 universities, research groups and agencies in Florida – is based at the University of South Florida and has two research vessels, the 115-foot Weatherbird and the 71-foot Bellows. Its research has shown plumes of oil from the spill exist under water, something BP has denied. …

The money is part of $500 million BP pledged over 10 years for independent research into the effects of the spill. Gov. Charlie Crist sought $100 million for the Florida institute.

Tuesday’s announcement came 12 days after a contentious meeting in Louisiana in which some scientists accused BP of trying to control the research by selecting the research topics and the members of an advisory committee that would select the institutions to oversee the money and research.

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this is called a 'criminal's joke'

[LaurenG]

1. This freaking sucks. I want MORE transparency than this.

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[FiveGoodMen]

2. No conflict of interest there!