The following excerpt is from an article written by Mireya Navarroof the New York Times and published on June 11, 2012.
INSTITUTE'S GAS DRILLING REPORT LEADS TO CLAIMS OF BIAS AND CONCERN FOR A UNIVERSITY'S IMAGE
A report from a new institute at the State University at Buffalo asserting that state oversight has made natural gas drilling safer is causing tumult on campus and beyond, with critics arguing that the institute is biased toward industry and could undercut the university’s reputation.
The study, issued on May 15, said that state regulation in Pennsylvania had made drilling there far safer and that New York rules were even more likely to ensure safety once drilling gets under way in the state.
