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Science. Gulf Oil Spill:After Outcry, Oil Data Inches Into the Open
After Outcry, Oil Data Inches Into the Open (Schenkman 329 (5994): 888, Science, summary, edited)
[Source: Science, summary at: <cite cite="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/329/5994/888-a">After Outcry, Oil Data Inches Into the Open -- Schenkman 329 (5994): 888 -- Science</cite>. Edited.]
Science 20 August 2010: Vol. 329. no. 5994, pp. 888 - 889
DOI: 10.1126/science.329.5994.888-a
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Gulf Oil Spill:After Outcry, Oil Data Inches Into the Open
Lauren Schenkman
In a largely unexpected and welcome move, BP has revised its contracts to remove restrictions on discussing or publishing any data collected on their dime for up to 3 years. And with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration relaxing its own restrictions on publishing assessment data, scientists are hopeful that the so-called Natural Resource Damage Assessment, the legal process during which the government and BP collect evidence on the extent of the oil's impact, will be less adversarial than they'd feared. A sample contract provided to Science by BP allows signers to publish "written research papers, presentations and similar documents reporting any environmental data obtained or produced" as a consultant after giving BP 30 days' notice and a copy of the intended publication.
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[Source: Science, summary at: <cite cite="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/329/5994/888-a">After Outcry, Oil Data Inches Into the Open -- Schenkman 329 (5994): 888 -- Science</cite>. Edited.]
Science 20 August 2010: Vol. 329. no. 5994, pp. 888 - 889
DOI: 10.1126/science.329.5994.888-a
News of the Week
Gulf Oil Spill:After Outcry, Oil Data Inches Into the Open
Lauren Schenkman
In a largely unexpected and welcome move, BP has revised its contracts to remove restrictions on discussing or publishing any data collected on their dime for up to 3 years. And with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration relaxing its own restrictions on publishing assessment data, scientists are hopeful that the so-called Natural Resource Damage Assessment, the legal process during which the government and BP collect evidence on the extent of the oil's impact, will be less adversarial than they'd feared. A sample contract provided to Science by BP allows signers to publish "written research papers, presentations and similar documents reporting any environmental data obtained or produced" as a consultant after giving BP 30 days' notice and a copy of the intended publication.
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