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Nature 445, 688-689 (15 February 2007) | doi:10.1038/445688b; Published online 14 February 2007

Berkeley's energy deal with BP sparks unease

Rex Dalton

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Fears rise about loss of academic freedom.

Debate is intensifying at the University of California, Berkeley, over a $500-million energy research partnership with BP. The energy company announced on 1 February that it will fund a decade of alternative-energy research by Berkeley and its partners.