Pat Michaels Ousted as Virginia State Climatologist For Industry Funding

onSep 27, 2007 @ 08:05 PDT

Pat Michaels, whose utility industry funding, private research and controversial views on global warming made him a lightning rod on climate change issues, left the office too politicized, according to officials at the University of Virgina.

As a result, Michaels is no longer the state’s climatologist.

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‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws

ByClare Carlile and Joey Grostern

onDec 4, 2025 @ 11:48 PST

U.S. fossil fuel majors led efforts to ensure corporations would not have to introduce climate action plans.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Advertising & PR Industry

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‘Utterly Abusive’: First Nations United Against Mark Carney’s Alberta Pipeline Plans

ByMitch Anderson

onDec 2, 2025 @ 07:48 PST

By tying the project’s fate to Indigenous “equity,” Carney saddles groups with the blame, and potentially the bill, if they move to stop a pipeline they oppose.