From Climate Depot: Fired for ‘Diverging’ on Climate: Progressive Professor’s fellowship ‘terminated’ after WSJ OpEd calling global warming ‘unproved science’
Professor’s fellowship ‘terminated’ after WSJ OpEd declaring ‘the left wants to stop industrialization—even if the hypothesis of catastrophic, man-made global warming is false’. Prof. Caleb Rossiter: ‘Just two days after I published a piece in the Wall Street Journal calling for Africa to be allowed the ‘all of the above’ energy strategy we have in the U.S., the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) terminated my 23-year relationship with them…because my analysis and theirs ‘diverge.’
IPS email of ‘termination’ to Rossiter: ‘We would like to inform you that we are terminating your position as an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies…Unfortunately, we now feel that your views on key issues, including climate science, climate justice, and many aspects of U.S. policy to Africa, diverge so significantly from ours’
In an exclusive interview with Climate Depot, Dr. Rossiter explained:
“If people ever say that fears of censorship for ‘climate change’ views are overblown, have them take a look at this: Just two days after I published a piece in the Wall Street Journal calling for Africa to be allowed the ‘all of the above’ energy strategy we have in the U.S., the Institute for Policy Studies terminated my 23-year relationship with them…because my analysis and theirs ‘diverge.’”
“I have tried to get [IPS] to discuss and explain their rejection of my analysis,’ Rossiter told Climate Depot. “When I countered a claim of ‘rapidly accelerating’ temperature change with the [UN] IPCC’s own data’, showing the nearly 20-year temperature pause— the best response I ever got was ‘Caleb, I don’t have time for this.’”
More here: http://www.climatedepot.com/2014/06/12/fired-for-diverging-on-climate-progressive-professors-fellowship-terminated-after-wsj-oped-calling-global-warming-unproved-science/
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Dang! I thought we still had “Free Speech.” Truth telling isn’t the Obama Administration’s forte. Guess he has “changed” the USA into his image and likeness, and it’s besmirched with one Mortal Sin after another. I will pray for this Professor. He was right. Global Warming is not proven science. It’s now called Climate Change. Scientists in the know, have called it “Geoengineering.” Weather weapons.
When it come to sex and money you can trust no one.
“The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) terminated my 23-year relationship with them…because my analysis and theirs ‘diverge.’”
Yet when John Holdren’s scientific evidence and data quality is questioned it was just his “personal opinion”.
At least Professor Rossiter has the satisfaction of knowing his fellowship was terminated for pointing out the emperor has no clothes.
They should change the name from IPS to IPC: The Institute for Policy Conformity.
The autocratic left loves diversity except when it’s intellectual or ideological.
Methinks the good professor (no irony there) decided it was time to go, and further decided to do it with a bang rather than a whimper. Good on ‘im! For his integrity, I hereby dub him “the antiGleick”.
WTF is climate justice? C’mon, seriously?
How do you take the climate to court?
Kent Clizbe says:
June 13, 2014 at 12:07 pm
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Good comment. The professor should be looked on as a rational man and not berated as a “changeling” for as you pointed out, he hasn’t changed at all and has had the fortitude to say in public what some, even here, will only say privately or anonymously. Good for him. (And not meant as a snark, as if I were still working in my old company, I would probably have to use a pseudonym also as “Green” is good for some sorts of “sales” and it is what many clients want as they want to “sell” what they sell to the public.) Often we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place. I think some of the scientists who have stepped out lately, probably had a lot of sleepiness nights before they did so and we should laud them and their courage.
He wasn’t terminated, he was excommunicated.
One wonders, does Caleb Rossiter think/ know that there are others within the Institute who may do likewise. Or at least that there may be some talk of unease with the Party line. It’s unlikely he was the only one there, unhappy to promote the fraud. It certainly does prove that there are plenty of scientists trapped with the dilemma, to speak out and loose their livelihood, or keep taking the cash.
Eamon.
Dr. Caleb Rossiter’s ‘final’ climate article. Well worth a read.
http://www.calebrossiter.com/Last%20Climate.html
h/t to The Hockey Schtick: http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/the-debate-is-finally-over-on-global.html
May I just add, well worth a post of it’s own.
There are now half-a-dozen articles at Climate Depot. This seems to be the latest, the first 6 paragraphs are good:
Climate Statistics Prof. Dr. Caleb Rossiter: ‘My blood simply boils too hot when I read the blather, daily, about climate catastrophe. It is so well-meaning, and so misguided’ – ‘Obama has long been delusional on this issue’ http://www.climatedepot.com/2014/06/13/climate-statistics-prof-dr-caleb-rossiter-my-blood-simply-boils-too-hot-when-i-read-the-blather-daily-about-climate-catastrophe-it-is-so-well-meaning-and-so-misguided-obama-has/
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“IPS email of ‘termination’ to Rossiter: ‘We would like to inform you that we are terminating your position as an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies…Unfortunately, we now feel that your views on key issues, including climate science, climate justice, and many aspects of U.S. policy to Africa, diverge so significantly from ours’”
It just occurred to me that this group of so called ‘scientists’ whole goal is pure political horse crap.. it has never been about science.. and now they are admonishing a scientist for being one and not following the approved script.. (aka: the climate gospel)
The Stupidity….. IT BURNS!
more soylent green! says:
June 13, 2014 at 3:55 pm
WTF is climate justice? C’mon, seriously?
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Climate justice is where your shoved back into a cave and denied fire while all the monies, property and food you had are redistributed to others.. who use coal and gas…. in third world country like you are now becoming.
Commie Red is the new Blue…
Alan Robertson says:
June 13, 2014 at 11:35 am
Mario Lento says:
June 13, 2014 at 6:47 am
“… So many scenarios are possible. For instance, he may have believed in their charter until he started to realize their charter was flawed and openly spoke out about the flaws. …”
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Mario,
You have touched on something very important. We all make mistakes and learn and then move on.
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Thanks Alan. I won’t condemn people who seek truth as they see it. The rush to judgement is no way to make strides towards the truth and welcome it.
“Be not intimidated…nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency.
These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice.”
― John Adams
Skiphil says: “The fact that they are sooooo intolerant of any critical questions from within their ranks shows that they are tightly blinkered left-wing loons” . . . this kind of behaviour isn’t a function of political position. . . it’s found right across the ideological spectrum , . . If you speak out against the party/company line in most businesses/organisations you are likely to be disciplined or sacked, especially in the Uk or US . . Power doesn’t like criticism no matter how appropriate or important. . . and that’s probably a magnified version of a very common situation: most of us don’t like dissent from our point of view . It’s the human ego at work . . pity we can’t learn to turn it off for the sake of the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. . . . We need dissent/disagreement/criticism, all of us, and should be grateful for it, to keep us going in the right direction because the truth is that we know a lot less than we think we do . .
This is exactly why Lindzen calls it a religion.
Good point. (Finally.)
IPS is a long-time lover of left-wing extremism.
Some IPS trustees: Harry Belafonte check, Barbara Ehrenreich check, Jodie Evans (Founder of Codepink) check, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor of Nation check.
This professor was in bed with the worst the American Left has to offer.
More on IPS history: http://www.ips-dc.org/about/history
I suggest we establish a Lysenko Award to give to institutions like IPS when they demonstrate that it really is all about the politics and not the science.
This could have much broader application than the climate controversy; I would expect PETA’s front groups to win them frequently too.
rogerknights: After that Geoff Shorten kindly informed me that Thomas Sowell, who I was quoting, was referring to the book by Arthur C Brooks, ‘Who Really Cares’. Whatever the strengths or weaknesses of that particular work Sowell’s wider point surely stands:
We waxed lyrical on the subject again this January:
The Churchill-Attlee example I found especially striking as the latter is my old school’s most notable alumnus and was generally a good man – certainly in the view of Churchill’s official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert, based on some remarks he made to me after a brilliant talk he gave in Hampstead on ‘Churchill in London’. Such generalisation as Sowell makes by no means applies to every leftist, of course, but it’s a trend that I for one think is as plain as day. And with climate the assumed moral superiority is combined once again with particularly lethal consequences.
Compassionate Climate Concern might get round the sterile left-right thing, giving a label for scepticism that might provoke useful debate.
LOL! Liberals. No room for differing opinions. This guy should sue the bejesus out of the school. I’d say to this professor though…if you lay down with dogs…you get up with fleas…
“Professor’s fellowship ‘terminated’ after WSJ OpEd declaring ‘the left wants to stop industrialization—even if the hypothesis of catastrophic, man-made global warming is false’.”
How is that controversial? It is a statement of fact, i.e. the Guardian Liberty Voice, from May 31st, ”
If Global Warming Is False People Should Still Change”;
http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/if-global-warming-is-false-people-should-still-change/#QEG8xYM1u1brEHV7.99
“Whether or not global warming is indeed real is irrelevant. Humans will often deny the changes that scientist report so they may go about life as they know it with no qualms. However, this attitude is detrimental. More people need to understand that the earth is in trouble. Man-made pollution and unsustainable living practices, including supporting damaging businesses such as the palm oil industry, must be curbed in order to help the earth balance itself once again. People may deny science and insist that global warming is false, but they still must change for the sake of helping the earth battle and win its war against industrialization.”