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Published online 31 October 2007 | Nature 450, 9 (2007) | doi:10.1038/450009a
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Sponsor hunt divides geosciences union
Plans to approach ExxonMobil spark angry response.
Talks about approaching the oil company ExxonMobil as a possible meeting sponsor are raising tempers at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Strasbourg, France. Some scientists fear that sponsorship from the company would damage the integrity of the organization.
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