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How MIT’s influential study of fracking was authored, funded, and released by oil and gas industry insiders
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Energy Pick’s Ties to Oil, Gas Examined
“In a case highlighted this week by a watchdog group, Moniz and several other senior MIT participants were being paid by industry companies as they completed an influential study on the future of natural gas.”
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New disclosures raise more questions about Obama’s Energy pick
Recently-released financial disclosures are shedding additional light on the severity of conflicts of interest surrounding an influential MIT natural gas study led by Ernest Moniz, President Obama’s choice to lead the Department of Energy. The Public Accountability Initiative first raised … Continue reading
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