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Sen. Brad Avakian, (D) Washington County, is sponsoring the bill. He said global warming is so important to state policy it's important to have a climatologist as a consultant to the governor. He denied this is targeted personally at Taylor. "Absolutely not," Avakian said, "I've never met Mr. Taylor and if he's got opinions I hope he comes to the hearing and testifies."


The title was a mistake in the first place. The university can't really designate a "state climatologist", and if the state is going to have one, they're entitled to one that doesn't contradict the policies enacted by its elected officials. Taylor is not being silenced and indeed is invited to state his view in any venue he likes. There is a strong tradition in science of not squelching minority opinions. That's what tenure is for. At this point, the position that Taylor takes goes against the data and he no doubt expects to be met with skepticism. I don't see why you're alarmed.