Saturday, July 24, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill: BP Tries To Block Release Of Oil Spill Research

Gulf Oil Spill: BP Tries To Block Release Of Oil Spill Research:

"HOUSTON -- Faced with hundreds of lawsuits and a deep need for experts, BP has been offering some Gulf Coast scientists lucrative consulting contracts that bar them from releasing their findings on the company's massive oil spill for three years.

Some scientists say the contracts constrain academic freedom. A few signed the agreements, then changed their minds."

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