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context: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey on Friday joined thousands of scientists from across the globe in demanding that the American Geophysical Union answer for its decision in December to expel two climate researchers from its Fall Meeting after they staged a brief, peaceful protest urging their colleagues to engage in climate activism.
  In a letter to the AGU, the Massachusetts Democrat denounced the organization's "gross overreaction" and warned that it could "have a chilling effect on scientifically informed activism by climate scientists."
  
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  HEATED reported in late January that Kalmus and Abramoff were threatened with arrest if they returned and were told that their workplaces would be contacted. On January 3, Abramoff was fired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
  "A source with knowledge of the AGU ethics process implied [an organization official] had not contacted [Oak Ridge], and that the tip off had come from a colleague at Oak Ridge," HEATED reported. "But AGU would not confirm that on the record, citing the ongoing investigation.
  
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  TIL that the American Geophysical Union was in league with Chevron and other criminal enterprises to punish scientists who try to shine a light on climate change.
  Shame! >
  
  I'd bet a lot of money that Koch is heavily involved in AGU and its practices. >
  
  I fucking love Markey. I have zero doubt if the Kennedy failson had not single handedly ended the winning streak of one of the U.S.'s most powerful political dynasties, we'd only be hearing from the AGU heads and not the scientists they tried to fuck over