"Political Football over Climate Change Rattles Windows of Ivory Tower"

"Normally, it's football that makes the big noise at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which has been playing the game since 1905, but this year, there is an uproar in the school's small earth science department. Two out of 34 climate scientists are being probed by members of Congress—amazingly, by both Republicans and Democrats.

Rodney Weber, an atmospheric scientist, is being questioned by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who wants to know why Weber's climate-change-related research deserved a federal grant in 2012. And Judith Curry, an atmospheric scientist who is often critical of dominant scientific views of climate change, is being probed by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who wants to know Curry's funding sources. Curry runs a weather-forecasting business that supplies information to oil companies, among others.

'I was personally surprised about both of [the inquiries],' said Greg Huey, chairman of the department at Georgia Tech, which is located in Atlanta. Both scientists do stellar work, he said."
 
Gayathri Vaidyanathan reports for ClimateWire March 23, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Academic Freedom or Secrecy?" (Inside Higher Ed)

"U. of Delaware Refuses to Disclose Funding Sources of Its Climate Contrarian" (InsideClimate News)

"Judith Curry Responds To the Global Warming Witch Hunt" (Breitbart)

"Leaked Email Reveals Who's Who List of Climate Denialists" (InsideClimate News)