Lackawanna College gets $2.5 million from Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation; The school’s curriculum is geared to meet industry needs.

Lackawanna College gets $2.5 million by Power Source, April 12, 2014
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation is giving $2.5 million to Lackawanna College, officials announced at a news conference at the Theater at Lackawanna College Friday. [Where’s the new drinking water contamination case?] The money will go directly to the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas in New Milford, established by the college in 2009 in response to the boom of the Marcellus Shale industry operation. The school’s curriculum is geared to meet industry needs, according to a news release. [Emphasis added]

[Refer also to:

Encana, Cenovus, SPOG, The AER, Alberta Research Council (ARC), Alberta Environment and the Alberta Government gave funding to the Pembina Institute, long time synergizer

Alberta Petro State: Cenovus, Syncrude and Suncor and other oil and gas companies “helping draft” curriculum for students from kindergarten to Grade 12!

CAPP-funded Big Propaganda Project to tour Canadian schools with Canadian Geographic (to try to give CAPP some credibility)

University of Alberta looks for oil and gas expertise for board of governors

In Canada, a Stern Critique of University-Industry Collaborations

Canadian Geographic accused of spreading CAPP oil and gas ‘propaganda’ in schools, including to Grade 3′s

Order of Canada winner, head of NB Energy Institute and promoter of frac’ing, Louis LaPierre, lied about Ph.D and M.Sc.

Beware the wealthy bearing gifts; Do oil and gas industry “donations” and “scholarships” buy endorsement, silence and obedience?

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