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Caught Red-Handed on Climate Change

Sniff. Mike's mad at me. Hey Mikey- Why not admit that instead of Gleick making a "serious ethical error," that he committed a crime? Stealing is always wrong. But I'm not that worked up about the Pentagon Papers. As badger said: "Stealing is wrong" no matter who did it.

A prominent global warming scientist, Peter Gleick, who was chairman of the ethics committee at the American Geophysical Union, admitted last year that he stole some documents- and he may have forged others- from the conservative think-tank the Heartland Institute. But that’s all in a day’s work for a work-a-day climate warrior. The important thing isn’t the quest for the truth in global climate research, but, as Charlie Sheen would say, winning. With winning comes cash.   

Because for some time it’s been clear, that in the climate debate, instead of actually accomplishing something worthwhile, all the attention will be...

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