Penn State Uses Anti-Drilling Trout Unlimited for Marcellus Monitoring

More than a year ago MDN pointed out that a group begun with good intentions but later co-opted by anti-drillers, Trout Unlimited, has been outted as a radical so-called green group (see Trout Unlimited, Other Groups Outted as Radical Green Groups). So it was surprising to read that Penn State researchers, apparently desperate for volunteers for a stream monitoring project, are turning to the anti-drilling "volunteers" of Trout Unlimited to help them collect "scientific" samples from streams located near Marcellus Shale drilling. Anyone else here see a big red flag and potential conflict of interest?...

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