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Climate Researchers Fight Back

Posted by Soulskill on from the best-defense-is-a-good-offense dept.

tomduck writes "The Guardian reports that climate researcher Andrew Weaver is suing the National Post newspaper in Canada in a libel action for publishing 'grossly irresponsible falsehoods.' The Post claimed he cherrypicked data to support his climate research, and tried to blame the 'evil fossil fuel' industry for break-ins at his office in 2008 to divert attention from mistakes in the 2007 IPCC report. This comes fast on the heels of another Guardian article describing lessons learned from the exoneration of UEA scientists involved in the so-called Climategate affair. Are climate scientists finally fighting back against their critics, who they were previously more inclined to ignore?"

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  1. Hmm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So you could say that... the situation between climate scientists and the anti-climate-change crowd is heating up?

  2. Are climate researchers.... by ProdigyPuNk · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...going the way of Scientologists ? http://www.xenu.net/

    IMHO, if the guy's data is on target, it should stand on it's own without needing backup via lawsuits.

  3. Re:For non-Canadians by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Reality has a well-known liberal bias." -- S. Colbert

  4. Re:"The time for study is over" by oldspewey · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... which is a form of honesty, when you think about it.

    --
    If libertarians are so opposed to effective government, why don't they all move to Somalia?
  5. Misleading title by zill · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the story title I was expecting a group of scientists in lab coats karate kicking an iceberg back to the south pole.

    Boy, was I disappointed.