Posted on 11/24/2009 7:08:41 PM PST by Pan_Yan
The scientist at the heart of the climate change scandal was under growing pressure to quit last night. George Monbiot, a leading environmentalist, said Phil Jones should resign from the Climatic Research Unit over leaked emails that appear to show researchers suppressed scientific data. More emails came to light yesterday, including one in which an American climatologist admitted it was a travesty that scientists could not explain a lack of global warming in recent years. In another note, UK researchers dismissed the work of scientists challenging global warming as 'crap'.
Another appeared to call for pressure on the BBC after a reporter suggested that evidence for rising temperatures since 2001 was thin. In one of the most damning messages, Professor Jones appeared to respond to the death of a climate sceptic with the words 'in an odd way this is cheering news!'. The leak has been a huge embarrassment to the climate unit at the University of East Anglia, which is a global leader in its field. Although there is no hint of evidence that climate change is not real, the emails appear to show researchers manipulating raw data and discussing how to dodge Freedom of Information requests. Yesterday, Mr Monbiot, who writes on green issues, said the emails could scarcely be more damaging.
'I am now convinced that they are genuine, and I'm dismayed and deeply shaken,' he said. 'There are some messages that require no spin to make them look bad. 'There appears to be evidence of attempts to prevent scientific data from being released, and even to destroy material that was subject to a Freedom of Information request.
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There is also no evidence that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are not real.
Sen Imhofe called him discredited today for his Hockey Stick claim on the Kudlow Report...the stand in for Kudlow challenged Imhofe on that and I believe he mentioned he was an advisor to the President....Imhofe didn’t back down.
Exactly...isn't the foundation of science the pursuit of unassailable truth? What good is science if scientists start lying to pursue a political agenda?
How does a seemingly intelligent person write a sentence like that. I refer to the inherent contradiction.
Indeed. And he has the distinct disadvantage of living in the USA. He received one of Inhofe's letters. He could go to jail. I think (and I hope) that his career is over.
One guy told to quit??? Has anybody read these hacked emails properly? They involved conspiracy between scientists across two continents who were intergral to the continuous "findings" of the International Panel on Climate Control. "Findings" which have been used to allow our governments to run around like seemingly headless chickens taxing everything that moves or breathes "to save the planet".
Funny how after a few rubbish summers that Global warming is now Climate change! Anyway, not sure about Climate Change we need a GOVERNMENT CHANGE, I just hope the British public don't fall for the usual lies and spin that we are sure all to hear during election campaigns from this worn out incompetent useless bunch of lying idiots called Labour!
>>What kind of twisted logic is that?????!!!!! They say it is happening. It is up to them to prove it with REAL facts.
He’s still in the denial phase, tinged with anger. He has a while until he makes it to acceptance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model#Stages
I’m starting to become angry that I’ve seen NOTHING on Fox about this. After yesterday I was certain they would have a segment on it last night, but nothing on Special Report or on Shep’s show.
These people will become martyrs of their religion. Their sacrifice is necessary to obtain their goal. Nothing will change in the religion itself.
The description for being “Drawn and Quartered” is pretty gruesome. I think they should consider it!
Climate change is real. It’s been happening since the beginning of time, with and without us. The emails prove that those who wished to blame this natural process on man are political hacks and not scientists.
Its almost like kids who are in denial after they find out that Santa is not real, and their parents have been lying to them their whole lives.
‘in an odd way this is cheering news!’.
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