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esearch universities need to say ‘no” to the corrupting influence of easy
cash from Big Oil and Gas. This was not an isolated incident — a
similarly tainted report also emerged this year from the State University of
New York at Buffalo — and people who want a clean environment and
good health need to stay vigilant to prevent or expose similar conflicts.
Closer to home, Chip Groat has demolished his credibility to guide
the very important The Water of the Gulf project. He needs to resign his
position, or else the project’s directors need to replace him immediately.
The Gulf Coast has been battered in the last decade, first by Hurricane
Katrina and then by BP’s negligence; it’s critical that the dollars that have
been freed up to restore the coastline and our quality of life be spent as
wisely, and as ethically, as possible. Groat is not up to that task.
To read coverage from NOLA.com about the formation of The Water
Institute of the Gulf, please check out: http://www.nola.com/environment/
index.ssf/2012/02/the_water_institute_of_the_gul.html
To read news coverage from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the
Groat-authored report, go to: http://www.star-telegram.com/
2012/02/16/3741872/ut-study-finds-no-direct-link.html
The Public Accountability Initiative’s work on “Frackademia” can be
found here: http://public-accountability.org/
Last week’s report from StateImpact Texas on the independent report
critical of Groat and the University of Texas can be found here: http://
stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2012/12/06/review-of-ut-fracking-study-findsfailure-to-disclose-conflict-of-interest/
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