When Global Warming gets the Cold Shoulder!
Oregon State University chemistry professor Nicholas Drapela was fired without warning three weeks ago and has still been given no reason for the university’s decision to “not renew his contract.”
Drapela, an outspoken critic of man-made climate change, worked at the university for 10 years…
Drapela told the Daily Caller he was “blindsided” when the department chair called Drapela into his office to fire him on May 29.
“He read a prepared statement and took my key,” Drapela said, adding that he was given no reason in this meeting as to why he was being let go…
Since he found out he was being let go, Drapela has pressed the university to give a reason for their decision. He has been transferred from person to person and office to office in the university. When he was able to make an appointment with human resources, HR cancelled an hour before the appointment…
… Speculation has abounded that Drapela was fired for being a global warming critic…
We Respond & Your Comments
You’ve just read one side of this sad story. Because there may be another side we encourage you to suspend judgement until all facts are known.
Our point here is to alert you to this issue and encourage you to keep up with it.
Knowing that universities fall far short of encouraging divergent viewpoints on subjects they hold dear (and anthropogenic climate change is dearest of all in “The hallowed Halls of Ivy”) we believe that this firing requires careful monitoring.
You should call George Taylor who was also employed by OSU and was a climatologist for them and the State. He was fired for “no reason” but he reported on the facts of global warming and now Works for Applied Climates Services. . . Talk to him.