BP buys up Gulf scientists (oh yes they are)

[ensho]

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/07/bp_buys_up_gulf_scientists_for.html


BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community


For the last few weeks, BP has been offering signing bonuses and lucrative pay to prominent scientists from public universities around the Gulf Coast to aid its defense against spill litigation.

BP PLC attempted to hire the entire marine sciences department at one Alabama university, according to scientists involved in discussions with the company's lawyers. The university declined because of confidentiality restrictions that the company sought on any research.

The Press-Register obtained a copy of a contract offered to scientists by BP. It prohibits the scientists from publishing their research, sharing it with other scientists or speaking about the data that they collect for at least the next three years.

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More than one scientist interviewed by the Press-Register described being offered $250 an hour through BP lawyers. At eight hours a week, that amounts to $104,000 a year.

Scientists from Louisiana State University, University of Southern Mississippi and Texas A&M have reportedly accepted, according to academic officials. Scientists who study marine invertebrates, plankton, marsh environments, oceanography, sharks and other topics have been solicited.

-long snip about univ., scientests, etc. all upset over this)
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at least this will show us which scientist opened their pocket to money stuffing. they are stained forever.


BP needs to fall down and never get up.

[SpiralHawk]

1. "All your science are belong to us. Smirk." - BP (R)

BP again displays that it has RepubliCorporate Family Pharisee Values at its core.

[rzemanfl]

2. They are funding new academic positions: "Professor

Awhoreitus."

[cwydro]

3. rec

[BrklynLiberal]

4. K&R

[Cetacea]

5. Thank you.

Makes me wonder about studies that conclude that certain vitamins cause cancer...

[blindpig]

6. They, and all other capitalists, can be trusted to do shit like this....

every time. They call it 'due diligence', I might call it 'crimes against humanity'.

Kill Capitalism

[Poll_Blind]

7. A MUST read for everyone! K&R!

PB

[pleah]

8. They did the same thing with the top lawyers in the country. n/t

[Kablooie]

9. Can we get DiCaprio to invade the CEO's dreams and fix things?

[Uncle Joe]

10. For those people wondering why some people believe boycotting to be part of the solution.

This is how BP plans to "make it right," between buying up the region's scientists and no doubt getting the best legal representation money can buy.

This will drag out in the courts for years and the people will end up with pennies on the dollar in regards to financial restitution.

Edit for P.S. Not to mention buying up the corporate media with endless PR commericals.

Thanks for the thread, ensho.