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BP Woos Wary Professors To Assist With Oil Spill Efforts

First Posted: 09/19/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:05 PM ET

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Within three days of the BP oil spill, Joe Griffit was out in the Gulf of Mexico taking water samples to begin assessing the damage. As an assistant professor of coastal sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi, Griffit says he's been eager to assist in the restoration efforts taking shape in the region. So when lawyers representing BP came to Griffit with an offer -- help us assess the damage and find a way to restore what's been destroyed -- Griffit says the option was "initially very attractive" to him and some of his colleagues.

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Within three days of the BP oil spill, Joe Griffit was out in the Gulf of Mexico taking water samples to begin assessing the damage. As an assistant professor of coastal sciences at the University of ...
Within three days of the BP oil spill, Joe Griffit was out in the Gulf of Mexico taking water samples to begin assessing the damage. As an assistant professor of coastal sciences at the University of ...
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09:33 AM on 07/20/2010
BP is trying to split brother against brother...Too bad they just didn't go at it with the right intention. But, what else would we expect from the oil/corporation industry?
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