An environmental studies professor at Brown University is at the center of a fight that he says underscores the politics of wind energy. The request comes after the Trump administration dealt a blow to local wind energy production, halting construction of the Revolution Wind wind farm off the Rhode Island coast. Interview HighlightsOn whether he was surprised to receive a letter from the law firm Marzulla Law L.L.C. And each time, Brown University responds — the general counsel responds with a letter saying, you know, “This is academic freedom. J. Timmons Roberts is a professor of Environment and Society and Sociology at Brown University.