University Censures Science Prof For Fact-Checking Global Warming Claim

dailycaller.com ^ | 6/13/2016 | Michael Bastasch

[rktman]

An Australian university recently censured marine scientist Paul Ridd for “failing to act in a collegial way and in the academic spirit of the institution,” because he questioned popular claims among environmentalists about coral reefs and global warming.

What was Ridd’s crime? He found out two of the world’s leading organizations studying coral reefs were using misleading photographs to make the case that global warming was causing a mass reef die-off. Ridd wasn’t rewarded for checking the facts and blowing the whistle on misleading science. Instead, James Cook University censured Ridd and threatened to fire him for questioning global warming orthodoxy.

“These photographs are a big deal as they are plastered right across the internet and used very widely to claim damage,” Ridd told The Weekend Australian newspaper.

[rktman]

Thanks for trying there Prof. But obviously, no truth or opposition to the narrative will be tolerated when it comes to glow-bull BS.

[henkster]

How dare he question Dr. Lysenko! Off to the camps with him!

[eyeamok]

Surprised they didn’t stone him to death for heresy!

[eyeamok]

her·e·sy (hĕr′ĭ-sē) n. pl. her·e·sies 1. a. An opinion or a doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from or denial of Roman Catholic dogma by a professed believer or baptized church member. b. Adherence to such dissenting opinion or doctrine. 2. a. A controversial or unorthodox opinion or doctrine, as in politics, philosophy, or science. b. Adherence to such controversial or unorthodox opinion.

[HarleyLady27]

OH trying to get us back to ‘global warming’ again to take the heat off Hussein and Hillary and ISIS???

Isn’t going to work, we are on to you!!!

(not you rktman)

[KC_Conspirator]

Modern day inquisition continues; no different from Copernicus, Galileo, or Bruno.

[Red Badger]

In about 4.5 billion years, give or take a billion or so, the sun will become a red giant, engulfing the entire solar system out to the orbit of Mars, eradicating every living thing on the Earth and whatever else there may be within the Martian orbital sphere.......... THEN there will be Global Warming.

[Red Badger]

Torquemada would be proud................

[rktman]

LOL!

[KC_Conspirator]

Very proud indeed!

[drypowder]

academic spirit of the institution

spirit of fraud and deceit. I wouldn't allow my child to attend that college even if they paid the way. Kind of like the UC system where they teach climate change.

[ichabod1]

I have a “BS” in Climate Change Studies

[Jan_Sobieski]

Jedi mind trick didn’t work, so they fire him. Groupthink is mental illness!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks rktman.

...he questioned popular claims among environmentalists about coral reefs and global warming. What was Ridd's crime? He found out two of the world’s leading organizations studying coral reefs were using misleading photographs to make the case that global warming was causing a mass reef die-off. Ridd wasn't rewarded for checking the facts and blowing the whistle on misleading science. Instead, James Cook University censured Ridd and threatened to fire him for questioning global warming orthodoxy.

[mountn man]

“In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell

[The Great RJ]

No one expects the Climate Change Inquisition

[DH]

“Failing to act in a collegial way!”

WoW! I’ll bet he will never fail to act in a “collegial” way again! Man! That’s a bad attitude for someone in the heights of academia!