Friday, 12 February 2010

The treason of the scientists (2) ...

...as we enter into the last campaign of the war against the green alarmists, the main perpretators and instigators are being assembled, awaiting sentence. Among them is the creator of the now infamous "hockey stick"; Dr Michael Mann of Penn State University (PSU). Preliminary internal investigation of Mann's behaviour after revelations disclosed by the Climategate emails were as expected, a green whitewash...Penn State's internal inquiry into Michael Mann's alleged scientific misconduct concluded with the virtual exoneration of his behavior, and ignored key evidence in the Climategate scandal. As feared, this inquiry was little more than a whitewash—an assault on academic integrity. Students at PSU are rallying in response to demand "academic integrity" from their faculty, explaining...First, the university's internal review consisted of three Penn State employees who have strong incentives to protect the school's reputation and the millions of dollars it receives from global warming research grants. There was no external oversight. Second, the review consisted of looking at a mere 47 emails (out of thousands in question), interviewing Mann, analyzing materials he submitted, and asking only two biased sources about his credibility. Penn State hardly conducted a "thorough investigation" of alleged wrongdoing by Mann...more from students at PSU here...and (H/T CB at Solyent Green) here...

...and the grandad of the whole scam, nobel prize winner Albert Gore is the target of a petition to strip him of the once treasured and respected award. Micky recommends the petition and advises that the request for the donation can be ignored...here...

...and talking about awards, note that the hero of this blog, the frequently consulted Anthony Watts, of WuWT, has been included in the Times Online Top 30 Science Blogs...here...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Future generations will look with astonishment on this carbon scare. It will be studied as an example of fear mongering politics in action. Al Gore's name will become as infamous as Dr Mudd's.

Ayrdale said...

Dr Who ?

Ahhh, the man who treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg.

I think you're right, but see today's (17th) posting...