UC Berkeley prof spells ‘impeach’ in resignation letter to TrumpSFGate, Aug 23, 2017, Jenna Lyons
A UC Berkeley energy professor resigned from his science envoy position with the Trump administration Wednesday, citing the president’s “hate-filled rally” in Phoenix Tuesday, his recent remarks on Charlottesville and his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
Professor Daniel M. Kammen used the first letter in each of his seven-paragraph resignation he tendered to Trump to spell out the word I-M-P-E-A-C-H.
Kammen, appointed as one of five U.S. Science Envoys by the State Department, made his resignation letter public on Wednesday. He sent out a tweet reading, “Mr. President, I am resigning as Science Envoy. Your response to Charlottesville enables racism, sexism, & harms our country and planet.”
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“Particularly troubling to me is how your response to Charlottesville is consistent with a broader pattern of behavior that enables sexism and racism, and disregards the welfare of all Americans, the global community, and the planet,” Kammen wrote. “Examples of this destructive pattern have consequences on my duties as Science Envoy. Your decision to abdicate the leadership opportunities and the job creation benefits of the Paris Climate Accord, and to undermine energy and environmental research are not acceptable to me.”
Kammen had focused on energy and climate in Africa and the Middle East as a Science Envoy, a largely honorific position facilitated with the resources and platform of the U.S. State Department. Stationed out of Berkeley, he worked closely with U.S. ambassadors in Morocco, Kenya and Jordan to enable scientific exchange on environmental research.
He was appointed as a Science Envoy in 2016 under the Obama administration. He said he’s worked for 25 years in Africa, and will continue to do so as a private citizen.
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