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Oil Spill Attorney Stuart Smith’s Blog:<br />

Weekend Environmental Must-Reads – December 8-9, 2012<br />

Conflicts, Errors Revealed In Positive Fracking Study<br />

A report that shed favorable light on fracking is at <strong>the</strong> center <strong>of</strong> a<br />

controversy at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Texas. The head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> school’s Energy<br />

Institute has stepped down and ano<strong>the</strong>r pr<strong>of</strong>essor has retired after an<br />

investigation found numerous errors and flaws in <strong>the</strong> report — and<br />

undisclosed conflicts <strong>of</strong> interest.<br />

In Wake <strong>of</strong> Scathing Review <strong>of</strong> Fracking Report, University <strong>of</strong> Texas<br />

Revises Conflict <strong>of</strong> Interest Policies<br />

The University <strong>of</strong> Texas (UT), Austin, is getting a hard lesson in what<br />

can go wrong if you fail to spot and disclose a potential conflict <strong>of</strong><br />

interest. UT has been clobbered with a tough outside review, made public<br />

yesterday by Provost Steven Leslie, <strong>of</strong> blunders in a controversial study on<br />

<strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas, known as “fracking.”<br />

Hickenlooper: State won’t sue Longmont over fracking ban<br />

The state won’t sue Longmont over its fracking ban, but will support<br />

any oil or gas companies that choose to do so, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice confirmed Friday morning.<br />

Judges rule fracking secrecy court case must be heard<br />

A panel <strong>of</strong> appeals court judges ruled today that a court case over gas<br />

industry secrecy must be heard by a trial court, despite objections from <strong>the</strong><br />

gas industry.<br />

Americans Against Fracking formed by 100 groups<br />

A group <strong>of</strong> over 100 public health, consumer, environmental and<br />

faith-based organizations announced today <strong>the</strong> launch <strong>of</strong> Americans<br />

Against Fracking, a national coalition dedicated to banning hydraulic<br />

fracturing, or fracking, and drilling associated with fracking for oil and<br />

natural gas in <strong>the</strong> United States. Including organizations such as 350.org,<br />

Berks Gas Truth, Breast Cancer Action, CREDO Action, Catskill<br />

Mountain Keeper, Center for Biological Diversity, Delaware Riverkeeper<br />

Network, Democracy for America, Food & Water Watch, Frack Action,

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