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No Conflict of Interest Found in Favorable Review of Keystone Pipeline
2014-02-27 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A State Department contractor who prepared an environmental analysis of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline did not violate conflict of interest rules, even though the contractor had previously done work for TransCanada, the company seeking to build pipeline, a State Department inspector generals investigation concluded on Wednesday. The results of the investigation could further pave the way for the Obama administration to approve the 1,700-mile, $5.4 billion pipeline, which would move heavily...
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Keystone XL Conflict of Interest: Obama Attorneys Law Firm Represents TransCanada
2013-07-16 19:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A recent DeSmogBlog investigation reveals that Robert Bauer, former White House Counsel and President Obama`s personal attorney, works at the corporate law firm Perkins Coie LLP, which does legal work for TransCanada`s South Central Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Project, formerly known as Alaska Gas Pipeline Project. Furthermore, Dan Sullivan, current Commissioner of Alaska`s Department of Natural Resources, and former Alaska Attorney General and former Assistant Secretary of State in the Bush Administration,...
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Waitrose fears conflict of interest in Ocado/Morrisons deal
2013-05-11 09:37:06| Grocery - Topix.net
Lawyers at the John Lewis Partnership are understood to be combing through the exclusive grocery supply contract between Waitrose and Ocado Waitrose bosses have asked for legal advice about online grocer Ocado 's discussions with their supermarket rival Morrisons and believe a conflict of interest is inevitable if a deal is reached.
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EPA Strengthens Conflict of Interest Review Process for Science Review Panels
2013-05-03 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA announced that it has improved its conflict of interest review process for contractor-managed peer reviews. Agency has put a new oversight process in place to ensure that contractors follow all existing conflicts of interest guidance and requirements. In addition, EPA will now ensure that the public has the opportunity to review and comment on peer review panel’s composition when influential scientific documents are being considered. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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