[JasonC]

"never did I see groups of people plotting to hijack the peer review process in order to shut out those who disagreed with them, or discussing how to hide data that did not look good for their side of the debate"

Right. Normally they do this without talking about it...

The lady doeth protest too much...

[jimfree]

"never did I see groups of people plotting to hijack the peer review process in order to shut out those who disagreed with them, or discussing how to hide data that did not look good for their side of the debate"

Right. Normally they do this without talking about it...

The lady doeth protest too much...

This guy is with the Union of Concerned Scientists, certainly a leftist group. I think we have an honest lefty here, he is convinced of his cause but would not commit fraud to promote it. Let's not be so hard on him but quote him widely and encourage others such as he to sound off.

[pelican001]

“Right. Normally they do this without talking about it... “

I couldn’t disagree more. In my 32 years of experience doing research at Mobil (and later ExxonMobil) I never saw scientists or engineers behaving in a manner remotely approaching what seems to be routine at the “CRU.” Hiding or making up data would be a sure way to get your ass fired - very fast.