McNeese's leadership claims that the partnership with LNG industry offers mutual benefits, providing funding for the university while supplying the industry with a skilled workforce and policy input.
Alumni and environmental advocates express concern over the implications of the LNG Center, citing risks of academic capture where private interests exploit public resources for profit.
Professor Jennie Stephens highlights McNeese's new center as indicative of a broader trend, where public universities are increasingly molded by the fossil fuel industry's agenda.
The growing divestment movement reflects apprehensions about the corrosive influence of fossil fuel funding on academic integrity, fearing industry-sponsored research promotes climate obstruction.
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