Tag Archives: Climate Change Policy

ClimateGate Explained

Here is a good statement of the problem raised by the e-mails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit:

A Benefit Of Global Warming

If we get the oceans to rise, there will be beachfront erosion. That will leave less sand for Democrats to stick their heads in when confronted by inconvenient scandals.

The First CRU Casualty

As a consequence of the leaked e-mails from the University of East Anglia, Phil Jones, the director of the university’s Climate Research Unit, has been forced to step aside.

Climategate: The Plot Thickens?

Possibly. Scientists in New Zealand are alleged to have cooked the books as well. Whether this turns out to be the case or not, it is clear that the leaked e-mails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia have caused significant credibility problems for the climate research community.

Nate Silver Supports Prediction Markets For Climate Change Analysis

It’s a nice idea.

Of Global Warming And Potential Scientific Fraud

I am going to be rather careful about this story, as the details of it are in the preliminary stages of dribbling out to the public. But, long story short: The University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit got its e-mail system hacked, and the e-mails have been made public. What they reveal is the possibility that climate scientists may have fudged data concerning global warming.

- March 16, 2010 -

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