Posted on 03/24/2015 2:12:14 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Dozens of climate scientists and environmental groups are calling for museums of science and natural history to “cut all ties” with fossil fuel companies and philanthropists like the Koch brothers.
A letter released on Tuesday asserts that such money is tainted by these donors’ efforts to deny the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change.
“When some of the biggest contributors to climate change and funders of misinformation on climate science sponsor exhibitions in museums of science and natural history, they undermine public confidence in the validity of the institutions responsible for transmitting scientific knowledge,” the letter states. “This corporate philanthropy comes at too high a cost.”
The letter does not mention specific companies, but it does name David H. Koch, who sits on the boards of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and has given tens of millions of dollars to those institutions....
....Chris Norris, a paleontologist and prominent blogger on museum issues, warned that if museums started removing board members or turning down donations, they risked damaging their reputations for objectivity. Doing so, he added, would enable “others to argue that the information they provide is partisan and not to be trusted.”
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They should probably cut ties with Al Gore then, since oil is where he got his own money.
Eric Chivian is no different than any other brown-shirted book-burner. What a shameful letter to sign your name to. Lysenko would be proud of you, though.
How dare you be so succinct and spot on!
You must be a denier.....
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Fascists are ostracizing those who fail to regurgitate official propaganda. This has always lead to bad things.
This whole “climate change” hysteria is rapidly becoming a collective societal psychosis. We have long since passed the point of reason on this.
It has become a state sponsored religion.
So then, by the same measure, all climate scientists and environmental groups should cut their financial ties to the U. S. government.
If Al Gore really believed climate change was reality, he would not be flying in a private jet for living in a mansion.
OK! The Koch’s should demand their money be returned.
Oil and tobacco. He used to brag about the latter when he was running for office in TN.
Considering that most museums are financially strapped and need every dollar they can get these days to stay open, I seriously doubt that they will be acting on Hansen and company’s demands, unless Hansen is ready to replace those millions in contributions himself.
Museums have become politically correct - if you haven’t visited one since the 90s, you’d be shocked (well, maybe not) by how curators have “cleaned up” and re-written the “ugly” America Exceptionalism truth that used to accompany the exhibits.
Because science has nothing to do with raising questions, even in the face of current consensus, and scientists are always pure as the driven snow...
JUST AS SOON AS THE LIBTARDS STOP TAKING soros AND rothschild MONEY....
why is it the only mandate the “scientists” are given is to prove that man “contributes” to co2 and it causes global warming..
THE SUN CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE BY EFFECTING THE OCEAN CURRENTS... cool water releases co2 and that is one of the the sources of the increase,if any in CO2. 98% COMES FROM NATURE....how are the libtards proposing to deal with that???
Great info. I had not heard that before.
Everytime I watch Nova, one of my favorite shows, it has a big ‘Koch Bros’ ad at the front. Nova isn’t exactly always left or right, but fairly neutral. Are these people INSANE?
Guess nobody told the Obama-ites and socialists in the scientific community.
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