- Signatures: 429
- Goal: 8,000
- Deadline: 2-26-2008
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We ask that Chancellor Birgeneau not sign the proposed $500m BP-Berkeley deal to create the Energy Biosciences Institute; that the terms of this deal be subject to public input and comment to ensure that the public's interest is served; and that policies and procedures are developed to address these concerns in all future large-scale private-public university ventures.
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| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | Institutional affiliation and position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429 | 7:59 pm PDT, Aug 17 | Vanessa Dougherty | ||
| 428 | 2:56 am PDT, Jul 17 | Mrs. | Araceli De La Parra | |
| 427 | 8:43 pm PDT, May 1 | Kate Wagner | ||
| 426 | 10:55 am PST, Jan 2 | Dr. | Aaron Baum | Researcher, UC Berkeley. This agreement is highly disadvantageous to UCB and its reputation. |
| 424 | 3:30 pm PST, Dec 22 | Ms. | Dorothy G.C. Quock | |
| 423 | 1:38 pm PST, Nov 18 | Octavian Paul Draja | ||
| 422 | 3:58 pm PST, Nov 17 | Ms. | Bianca Beyrouti | As a UC Berkeley student, it troubles me greatly to think that my fellow students will be used to conduct research that benefits a corporate giant with as questionable a reputation as BP. How is this going to benefit these students' academic freedom when this research is being spearheaded by a corporation who inherently has little regard for these individuals other than what they contribute to furthering their interests? |
| 421 | 12:58 am PST, Nov 17 | johnny GILBERT | ||
| 420 | 7:19 pm PST, Nov 12 | Ms. | Susan Holmgren | As an alum of UCSB in Business Economics (1998), I hold the UC system to a higher standard than this selling out to big business. Educated business professionals and those in their right mind understand the great need and great space available for ethical business practices today. Preying upon our public schools smacks of reactionary, outdated, uninformed, ignorant, and dangerous business policy that got us where we are today. Wise Up! |
| 419 | 12:45 pm PST, Nov 12 | Dr. | Mark Mason PhD | |
| 418 | 8:30 pm PST, Nov 11 | Ms. | Wanda Ballentine | |
| 417 | 6:50 pm PST, Nov 11 | Dr. | Janice Thomas | Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services Agency Clinical Psychologist |
| 416 | 7:24 am PST, Nov 7 | Mr. | Carl Bailey | University of East London |
| 415 | 1:09 pm PST, Nov 6 | Mrs. | Brigitte Streber | |
| 414 | 10:08 am PST, Nov 5 | Ms. | Anonymous | |
| 413 | 7:45 am PST, Nov 5 | Mr. | Ventura Barbeiro | Agriculture engineer |
| 412 | 2:15 am PST, Nov 5 | Ms. | puri gumbau | |
| 411 | 2:15 am PST, Nov 5 | Anselmo Garcia Cantu | ||
| 410 | 12:16 pm PDT, Nov 3 | Leire Elosegi | ||
| 409 | 8:21 pm PDT, Oct 31 | Mrs. | Denise Johnston | |
| 408 | 2:37 pm PDT, Oct 31 | Jenna DesOrmeaux | Environmental and Agricultural Science Student, McGill University | |
| 407 | 3:31 pm PDT, Oct 20 | Anonymous | I'm a UC Berkeley student. Allowing BP to have their employees teach classes on campus is like letting them hire professors. So it would allow a private corporation to determine what students in a public institution would be learning. | |
| 406 | 11:46 am PDT, Oct 12 | Ms. | Jaime Lyon | It's a conflict of interest. |
| 405 | 10:48 am PDT, Oct 8 | Anonymous | this deal seeks to get more oil under the pretense of research. NO. | |
| 404 | 6:15 pm PDT, Oct 5 | Kathryn Wynne Vick | ||
| 403 | 12:18 am PDT, Oct 4 | Pamela Krayenbuhl | UCB Undergraduate | |
| 402 | 5:59 pm PDT, Oct 3 | Quinn Yowell | I don't agree with the proposal that BP will have up to 50 of their employees working on campus. Funding research is great, but ethically they shouldn't be involved in something that could potentially make them tons of money. | |
| 401 | 9:34 pm PDT, Oct 2 | Capt. Scott Stromberg | Geology student |
Don't sign the BP deal! Involve the public!
PETITION TO THE CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY
With respect to the formation of the Energy Bioscience Institute, we, the undersigned students, faculty, and staff of the University of California -- Berkeley, and citizens of California draw the attention of the Chancellor of the University of California -- Berkeley to our concerns that
1.Students, faculty, and the public have a right to greater participation in decisions regarding large deals with BP and other corporate funders.
2.The Energy Bioscience Institute may contribute to economic, social, and environmental impacts and injustices through the development and promotion of new biofuel and GMO technologies, projects and/or programs.
3.As a public institution, information and technology developed by UCB is the property of the general public, and in order to insure academic integrity UCB activities and decisions must be conducted independently of large corporate interests.
Therefore, your petitioners call upon the Chancellor of University of California -- Berkeley to
1.Hold public forums to discuss and debate the agreement between UCB and BP, and make all information about the agreement and proposal process fully available.
2.Not sign the agreement with BP establishing the Energy Bioscience Institute prior to receiving consent, comments, and amendments from a representative student-faculty body.
3.Provide more equity in funding between different fields of sustainability research so UCB continues to meet its mission as an institution with a strong breadth of academic and research strengths.
4.Develop policies and procedures that include students and faculty in open discussions and reviews regarding the sustainability and ethical implications of future private-public ventures.
With respect to the formation of the Energy Bioscience Institute, we, the undersigned students, faculty, and staff of the University of California -- Berkeley, and citizens of California draw the attention of the Chancellor of the University of California -- Berkeley to our concerns that
1.Students, faculty, and the public have a right to greater participation in decisions regarding large deals with BP and other corporate funders.
2.The Energy Bioscience Institute may contribute to economic, social, and environmental impacts and injustices through the development and promotion of new biofuel and GMO technologies, projects and/or programs.
3.As a public institution, information and technology developed by UCB is the property of the general public, and in order to insure academic integrity UCB activities and decisions must be conducted independently of large corporate interests.
Therefore, your petitioners call upon the Chancellor of University of California -- Berkeley to
1.Hold public forums to discuss and debate the agreement between UCB and BP, and make all information about the agreement and proposal process fully available.
2.Not sign the agreement with BP establishing the Energy Bioscience Institute prior to receiving consent, comments, and amendments from a representative student-faculty body.
3.Provide more equity in funding between different fields of sustainability research so UCB continues to meet its mission as an institution with a strong breadth of academic and research strengths.
4.Develop policies and procedures that include students and faculty in open discussions and reviews regarding the sustainability and ethical implications of future private-public ventures.
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