Word: stelzer
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Dates: during 1988-1988
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...Stelzer was skeptical of that explanation."There are two ways of looking at it--one is thatthey are doing it because there is a newmechanical way of doing [the grants]," Stelzersaid. "But the other is that it was a politicaldecision, and we had heard they were very upsetwith the study...
...Stelzer, who said the DOE during the Reaganyears is a "very partisan, vindictive group," saidthat the withdrawal of funding had not hamperedthe center's ability to do research. He added,though, that such disputes over funding arisebecause the center has no endowment and must seekall of its funding from sources outside theKennedy School...
...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...
...Stelzer says allowing the independent oilcompanies to publicize the report's release mayhave been a mistake and underscores the problem ofmaintaining objectivity while accepting donationsfrom interested companies...
...That was stupid on our part. They shouldn'thave done that," Stelzer said. "Taking the moneydoesn't offend me at all, but using their pressservices was silly. The appearance of impropriety[by using Apache and Mitchell's press offices] wasjust silly...