Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world, gave $27.5 million to LSU in 2022 to fund the university’s Institute for Innovation in Energy. LSU President William F. Tate IV, second from left, poses with LSU mascot Mike the Tiger. A new paper calls for additional research into the influence of the fossil fuel industry on academia. (LSU photo)
For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their researchers.
“Fossil fuel companies have embedded themselves in universities across the U.S., ...
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