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To read about <strong>the</strong> dismissal <strong>of</strong> legal claims against Nalco in <strong>the</strong> BP<br />

spill, please read: http://www.<strong>the</strong>advertiser.com/viewart/20121205/<br />

NEWS01/212050318/Judge-tosses-claims-against-dispersant-maker<br />

Environmental Must-Reads – December 7, 2012<br />

Fracking-Study Conflicts Prompt Head <strong>of</strong> Institute to Quit<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Texas research that determined hydraulic fracturing for<br />

natural gas is safe was tainted by a conflict <strong>of</strong> interest involving <strong>the</strong><br />

study’s lead investigator, an independent panel has concluded.<br />

Panel criticizes fracking study, UT ethics rules<br />

SAN ANTONIO – A review panel that examined conflict-<strong>of</strong>-interest<br />

charges against <strong>the</strong> leader <strong>of</strong> a University <strong>of</strong> Texas at Austin study on<br />

hydraulic fracturing has called for <strong>the</strong> university to adopt “rigorous”<br />

policies governing ethics rules for research for university personnel.<br />

Damning Review <strong>of</strong> Gas Study Prompts a Shakeup at <strong>the</strong><br />

University <strong>of</strong> Texas<br />

The University <strong>of</strong> Texas said today that it has accepted <strong>the</strong> findings <strong>of</strong><br />

a damning independent review <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong> a report on potential<br />

impacts <strong>of</strong> shale gas drilling by <strong>the</strong> school’s Energy Institute. The school<br />

said it will undertake six recommended actions, <strong>the</strong> most significant being<br />

<strong>the</strong> withdrawal <strong>of</strong> papers from <strong>the</strong> Energy Institute’s Web site related to<br />

<strong>the</strong> report until <strong>the</strong>y are submitted for fresh expert review.<br />

Fracking Makes Livestock Sick, Says Recent Study Of Natural Gas<br />

Drilling On Animal And Human Health<br />

Reduced milk production. Gastrointestinal, neurological and<br />

urological issues. Sudden death. These are just a few <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> symptoms<br />

experienced by livestock living near natural gas fracking sites and<br />

catalogued in a recent paper studying <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> natural gas drilling on<br />

human and animal health.<br />

‘Promised Land’ putting fracking in focus<br />

The natural gas industry is getting ready — very ready — for its<br />

close-up.

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