Engineer A DOE Coal Bed Methane Dual Role Conflict
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/129#Engineer_A_DOE_Coal_Bed_Methane_Dual_Role_Conflict
Properties
Instance of
DualPublic-PrivateEmploymentConflictState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#DualPublic-PrivateEmploymentConflictState
Active period
From the time Engineer A accepted private consulting work for coal bed methane companies while employed at US DOE through the Board's ethical determination
Affected parties
Coal bed methane company
Engineer A
Public
State Y Environmental Quality Council
US Department of Energy
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer A's simultaneous employment with US Department of Energy coal bed methane division and private consulting for coal bed methane companies
Terminated by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review determination that conduct was unethical
Triggering event
Engineer A accepted private consulting engagement from coal bed methane company while employed in US DOE's coal bed methane division
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A served on the State X Environmental Quality Council... Engineer A was retained to testify by a coal bed methane company.
Text references
As an employee of the US Department of Energy, working in its coal bed methane division, Engineer A had a clear conflict of interest that would make it virtually impossible for him to work as a part-time consultant in this same area for private clients
Engineer A served on the State X Environmental Quality Council... Engineer A was retained to testify by a coal bed methane company.
Engineer A's attendance at the hearing was paid for by the coal bed methane company through his consulting business
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A DOE Coal Bed Methane Dual Role Conflict" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From the time Engineer A accepted private consulting work for coal bed methane companies while employed at US DOE through the Board's ethical determination" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Coal bed methane company",
"Engineer A",
"Public",
"State Y Environmental Quality Council",
"US Department of Energy" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "129" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T19:35:01.322580+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "129" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T19:35:01.322580+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A served on the State X Environmental Quality Council... Engineer A was retained to testify by a coal bed methane company." ;
proeth:stateclass "Dual Public-Private Employment Conflict State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer A's simultaneous employment with US Department of Energy coal bed methane division and private consulting for coal bed methane companies" ;
proeth:terminatedby "NSPE Board of Ethical Review determination that conduct was unethical" ;
proeth:textreferences "As an employee of the US Department of Energy, working in its coal bed methane division, Engineer A had a clear conflict of interest that would make it virtually impossible for him to work as a part-time consultant in this same area for private clients",
"Engineer A served on the State X Environmental Quality Council... Engineer A was retained to testify by a coal bed methane company.",
"Engineer A's attendance at the hearing was paid for by the coal bed methane company through his consulting business" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Engineer A accepted private consulting engagement from coal bed methane company while employed in US DOE's coal bed methane division" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 129 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T19:54:29.974403"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 129 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
129
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T19:35:01.322580+00:00
First case
129
Generated
2026-02-27T19:35:01.322580+00:00
Attributed to
Case 129 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T19:54:29.974403
Generated by
ProEthica Case 129 Extraction