What would Andy Revkin say?

Check out the remarkable press release here, entitled "EPFL Research Day 2008, in the presence of Al Gore".

Excerpt:

...the announcement of the day comes from Thierry Lombard, with the creation of a Chair in sustainable development at EPFL. Lombard, Senior Partner at Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, outlined the objectives of this new research and teaching position: “This Chair, which is part of an ongoing partnership between Generation Investment Management and Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie , will be headed by an exceptional young scientist, whose task will be the following: to establish a pertinent link between our understanding of environmental phenomena and human behavior in a way that will significantly influence the academic and scientific community. This new professor and his or her team will engage not only in original research but also in teaching activities aimed at students and decision-makers.”

So a for-profit outfit called Generation Investment Management (GIM) is helping to set up a climate alarmist Chair at a school. Part of this person's stated mission is to influence decision-makers in a way that will create wealth at GIM, whose chairman is Al Gore.

As far as I can tell, the mainstream media finds this whole situation completely unworthy of comment.

But let's say Vice President Dick Cheney (after leaving office) became chairman of a fossil fuel company. Further, let's say this company tried to set up an academic Chair whose stated mission included influencing decision-makers to avoid climate alarmism.

Would Andy Revkin or any other mainstream journalist find this Cheney situation worthy of any comment or criticism?