Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Lawsuit over BP oil spill threatens academic freedom, critics say http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/oil-spill-may-threaten-academic-freedom-10237.html Environment Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:00:00 -0500 The multinational oil company BP recently was allowed to move ahead with a subpoena to gain access to 3,000 emails among the first scientists who showed up to measure the oil spilling from the Deep Water Horizon and contain the damage. Critics say BP's subpoena will have a harmful effect on academic freedom. PRI: Public Radio International