Who needs a committee report to spot rank deception?
Last week I was invited by the ABC to respond to Clive Hamilton and the Parliamentary Committee report on ClimateGate. It was published a couple of hours ago on the ABC Drum. (Or Try this link, who...
View ArticleThe ranks are splitting, tossing incantations as they go
We always knew Climategate would the test the cohesion of the “team”. The reputations of good greens, good journalists, and decent politicians (there are a few) are on the line. They have to draw a...
View ArticleSoul searching enviro-journalists admit they look duped and should have...
There is much introspection going on among environmental journalists. Last week, in a remarkably candid piece, Margot O’Neill of the ABC revealed for the first time what the flummoxed and frustrated...
View ArticleAn insight into Hacker-land
UPDATED: Posted the full Pointman article instead of the much abbreviated edit version. Thanks to Pointman. Hacked or leaked? Pointman argues the case for the emails being leaked from inside. Part I of...
View ArticleBreaking! Apparently, more emails released. Climategate II?
Five hours ago, FOIA left a link on my blog to a Russian site (I had been away). Emails and comments are streaming through to let me know that the Tallbloke, and Jeff ID have also got them. Tallbloke...
View ArticleMore emails: Phil Jones paid £13.7 million in grants but “not a public servant”
Up to £13.7 million in grants have been paid to Professor Phil Jones, from a number of funding bodies including the European Union, NATO, and the US Department of Energy. But the intellectual and...
View ArticleHot new search tool for Climategate – I and II combined
Behind the scenes, I’ve been playing with a new neat tool for hunting hypocrisy, corruption, bias and unprofessional behaviour and I’m pleased to announce its ready to share with the world. The kudos...
View ArticlePointman — A dead man’s hand detonator on hidden emails may protect...
In the high powered risky game of whistleblowing there are ways to make the the leaker a less attractive target. Pointman analyzes the ClimateGate whistleblower’s tactics and explains why he, she or...
View ArticleClimateGate II: Handy Guide to spot whitewash journalism – The top 10 excuses...
Sorting real journalists from sock puppets is not too tricky: real investigators tell you what the story is about; PR writers tell you what to think. Do they “discuss” ClimateGate emails … without...
View ArticleTallbloke’s computer seized, Jeff ID threatened in Climategate retaliation:...
BREAKING: As Jeff ID says, “The Empire Strikes Back” Industrial wall in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photo: Борис У. UPDATED: See Washington Examiner story below. Tallbloke’s computers were confiscated by police...
View ArticleRichard Black — the fastest apologist for misbehaving scientists
Black thinks the BBC reported on ClimateGate, instead they rushed to report a “hacking” that may not even have been a hack… Richard Black thinks the BBC was the first to “report” Climategate in the...
View ArticleEast Anglia University are trying to spot hoaxes
Oh the irony? Three years after the scandal that was ClimateGate, the University of East Anglia has a campus wide poster program to teach staff and students how to protect themselves from pfishing....
View ArticleClimateGate III — the password is out
FOIA has been in touch with skeptics today. Here is the email below, sorry, without that password. There are 220,000 emails in the file. There may be private information which could cause grief that is...
View ArticlePublic are terminally bored with climate. Anderegg denies devastating...
The big news from this new study is no news — the public are more bored with climate change than ever, and the trend is down. The fever peaked in 2007, and the last great spike of interest was in late...
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