The same day a highly critical review of a controversial University of Texas fracking study was released, UT announced that the lead author of the study and the head of the institute that released it had resigned. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.
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Comments (3)
JC DemocratofTejas
Ya see folks, earthquakes in Dallas are the by-product of fracking, et al. BTW global warming is real too! Oops moment...I mean climate change for those that are a tad touchy about an old serious problem that was renamed to bypass your sensibilities. WAKE UP!
Mack Green
Too bad we can't boot politicos with a conflict of interest as easily as UT booted Groat. We owe that inability to the emasculated Texas Ethics Committee and their own conflicts of interest.
Kim Feil
I blogged about Groats conflict back in February http://barnettshalehell.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/listen-to-this-audio-interview-applicable-to-the-industry-funded-energy-institute-ground-water-study-exonerating-fracking/
I even sent a letter in August to UT to have him reprimanded...glad hes gone. I live, breathe, and blog in BarnettShale Hell, ArlingtonGasland Texas.