Word: mossavar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...knew we were jeopardizing $150,000 in DOEsupport by releasing the report," Mossavar-Rahmanisaid. "The question we had to ask was `Did we wantto risk $150,000 in government funding?' and theanswer was `absolutely...
...bulk of the funding for the study came fromtwo independent oil companies. Mitchell Energy andDevelopment Corporation provided a $5000 grant forthe study, according to Mossavar-Rahmani. AndEnergy Security Policy, Inc.--a group started bythe Apache Corporation, one of the largestdomestic oil producers--gave about $50,000directly to the project, which cost the centerabout $75,000 to produce, according to EEPCDirector Irwin M. Stelzer...
...perception that the study wasbiased by the funding, Mossavar-Rahmani, thereport's co-author, is currently on leave from hisHarvard position to serve as president of Apache,a job which he accepted about six months...
...Mossavar-Rahmani says there is no conflictbetween his research findings in favor ofindependent oil companies such as Apache and hisjob which he accepted six months ago. He says hedoes not deal with the domestic oil industry inhis new position and therefore that the researchhe produced is not tainted...
...Hogan and Mossavar-Rahmani stand by the waythe study was promoted, saying it was in theirinterest to have it as widely circulated aspossible...