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| 'Hockey Stick' Climate Scientist Found Innocent |
| 2010-07-03 |
| Whitewash by his pals at Penn State Michael Mann, the author of a notorious scientific study that is a tent pole of global warming public policy, has been found innocent of charges of improper conduct. Once again. Mann's seminal work was a 1998 climate study that showed a sharp, hockey-stick-shaped increase in the world's temperatures based on an analysis of age rings in trees. Despite ongoing criticism, the study formed the backbone of global warming theories -- until leaked e-mails from top climate scientists cast fresh doubt on Mann's methodology and integrity, notably "the trick" he used to make his data so compelling. A group of six of Mann's Penn State colleagues found him innocent of 3 out of 4 charges on February 3, but the investigative panel requested a deeper, more thorough look into whether his conduct deviated from standard scientific practice. So the panel asked Mann five questions, spoke with his boss, and interviewed three other climate scientists. Case closed. "The Investigatory Committee, after careful review of all available evidence, determined that there is no substance to the allegation against Dr. Michael E. Mann," the RA10 Inquiry Report stated. The committee did not speak with Steven McIntyre, the most outspoken critic of Mann's work, even though Mann was asked to responded to several of his comments. Lisa Powers, director of information for Penn State, told FoxNews.com that McIntyre's comments were already "well known and publicly available." "The committee stayed with academics at well-known institutions," Powers explained. "Please recall that the committee was not charged with investigating the science of climate change, but rather whether any research misconduct had occurred." So all of you not-so-well-known academics need to STFU. |
| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #5 Heywood, now you know Papa Joe reads Rantburg. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-07-03 17:15 |
| #4 Joe Paterno reads Rantburg? |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2010-07-03 08:04 |
| #3 I hope another umm.... product of Penn State, our Joe! will give us the low down on this. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-07-03 07:38 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-07-03 02:47 |
| #1 I need to remember this and avoid having any Penn State "scientists" on any bibliography on any paper as it could leave me open to charges of fraudulent science... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-07-03 01:07 |