Hey, Penn State Professor Engelder! Who's Your Daddy? [View All]

http://m.post-gazette.com/business/news/the-marcellus-boom--origins-the-story-of-a-professor-a-gas-driller-and-wall-street-1133325?p=0
The Marcellus Boom Origins the story of a professor a gas driller and Wall Street
2011-03-20
Jonathan D Silver Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

(This is a large, detailed article. Following are some snips about Engelder, the sole academic representative to the Governor's Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission.)

"That background set the stage for his long association with the petroleum industry. Shortly after Mr. Engelder arrived in State College, oil giant Shell approached him and offered to subsidize research by some of his students into fracturing and gas shales.

"Shell's offer, Mr. Engelder said, must be seen in a broader context. Penn State prides itself, he said, on broad collaborations on research with industry, which contributes roughly $100 million a year to the university.

"A long line of other petroleum companies, including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Dominion, Range Resources and Texaco -- would eventually help fund research at Penn State through Mr. Engelder's lab.

"Mr. Engelder estimated that over his career his research has benefited from at least $6 million in grants from industry and $8 million from government.
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So how many millions are environmental groups donating to Penn State for research, as opposed to Big Oil? Probably zilch. And it's not like Penn State isn't desperate for every dollar since Corbett slashed their budget.
Conclusion: Big Oil, and I mean REALLY Big Oil has bought out Penn State.

The new Penn State cheer: We are . . . .Big Oil!