Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price

[Tommy Tainant]

Louisianaâs flagship university lets oil firms influence research â for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

www.theguardian.com

This isnt a new grift. Big Oil have been doing this for decades. An unholy alliance between University grifters and oil grifters with deep pockets.

Thus gives citizen scientists like the clowns on here their talkng points. And mow its all turned to shit.

How does an oil company get to veto research ?

 

[surada]

Louisianaâs flagship university lets oil firms influence research â for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

www.theguardian.com

This isnt a new grift. Big Oil have been doing this for decades. An unholy alliance between University grifters and oil grifters with deep pockets.

Thus gives citizen scientists like the clowns on here their talkng points. And mow its all turned to shit.

How does an oil company get to veto research ?

Big oil has donated tens of millions for university research into emissions reduction over the past 40 years.

Louisiana is a big oil producer.

This article is crap.

 

[Rambunctious]

If it wasn't for oil... Louisiana would be destitute....

 

[rampart]

Louisianaâs flagship university lets oil firms influence research â for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

www.theguardian.com

This isnt a new grift. Big Oil have been doing this for decades. An unholy alliance between University grifters and oil grifters with deep pockets.

Thus gives citizen scientists like the clowns on here their talkng points. And mow its all turned to shit.

How does an oil company get to veto research ?

just about all university research ix funded by government or the biggest corporations.

 

[Crepitus]

Louisianaâs flagship university lets oil firms influence research â for a price

Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms

www.theguardian.com

This isnt a new grift. Big Oil have been doing this for decades. An unholy alliance between University grifters and oil grifters with deep pockets.

Thus gives citizen scientists like the clowns on here their talkng points. And mow its all turned to shit.

How does an oil company get to veto research ?

Well yeah. This is America, where the truth is what the guy with the most money says it is.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

If it wasn't for oil... Louisiana would be destitute....

It will be under water soon.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

just about all university research ix funded by government or the biggest corporations.

Makes it meaningless.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Big oil has donated tens of millions for university research into emissions reduction over the past 40 years.

Louisiana is a big oil producer.

This article is crap.

What value is there to research that the oil companies can veto. ?

 

[rampart]

If it wasn't for oil... Louisiana would be destitute....

we have oil, still pretty destitute

It will be under water soon.

i'm betting on dyimg before that, but when the river comes over the levee it is way too late to run.

 

[Rambunctious]

It will be under water soon.

They estimate a two ft rise by 2050... most say that's ridiculous... but even if it was accurate Louisiana will not be "under water soon"....

 

[Tommy Tainant]

we have oil, still pretty destitute

i'm betting on dyimg before that, but when the river comes over the levee it is way too late to run.

Mainly because of dirty research like this.

 

[Rambunctious]

we have oil, still pretty destitute

i'm betting on dyimg before that, but when the river comes over the levee it is way too late to run.

Much of it off shore where the federal government controls the drilling... and Biden shut it all down... if he hadn't Louisiana would be fine...

 

[rampart]

Mainly because of dirty research like this.

the best answer to bad science is good science.

if american research is not repeatable in europe or asia, we merely continue to lose any comperative edge we once may have had.

 

[surada]

If it wasn't for oil... Louisiana would be destitute....

They have a shrimp industry.

 

[surada]

Much of it off shore where the federal government controls the drilling... and Biden shut it all down... if he hadn't Louisiana would be fine...

There are 3500 shallow wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[surada]

What value is there to research that the oil companies can veto. ?

They have reduced emissions.

 

[Iori_Yagami]

It will be under water soon.

But oil repels water...