University of Alberta executive resigning over controversial ads | Edmonton Journal

University of Alberta executive resigning over controversial ads | Edmonton Journal

A University of Alberta vice-president has resigned her post over a billboard advertisement critics said promoted benefits of climate change.

...A controversial University of Alberta billboard advertisement touting a benefit of climate change would never have been approved if proper processes were followed, the university’s president said Sunday night.
President David Turpin said he reluctantly accepted the resignation...
“I felt the ad should have been vetted by the executive team and I’m pretty sure it never would have seen the light of day,” Turpin said.
The university is in the process of removing billboard advertisements that read, “Beefier barley: climate change will boost Alberta’s barley yield with less water, feeding more cattle.”
It was based on research from 2017 that found Alberta barley would grow better and require less irrigation if the climate was warmer and wetter..."
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