The ClimateGate plot thickens. Lord Oxburgh, a member of the House of Lords who was appointed “to chair a scientific assessment panel that will examine the published science of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia,” has links to businesses that would benefit financially from low-carbon technology: he is chairman of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association and the wind energy company Falck Renewables. Trevor Davies, the University of East Anglia’s pro-vice-chancellor for research, said the university was aware of Lord Oxburgh’s connections but believed he would act “in an utterly objective way.”[%comments]
More ClimateGate Complications
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Godwin 8.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/26/uea_oxburgh_statement/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/24/climategate_oxburgh_globe/
I was surprised to see this on the #1 alarmist news outlet in the US, and only second to the worlds #1 BBC, albeit as opinion and super short.
Any way here in the links is the story from the outlet that broke the story. I particularly like the analogy with “getting Dracula to oversee the blood bank”.
Nice job, Russ. 8 posts to Godwin’s law. Might be a record.
Well, unfortunately Russ Walsh’s post contains no useful information and a large amount of disinformation. And unfortunately that’s what we’re generally getting from people who don’t like the news about climate change.
So?
The truth value of any series of statement(s) is independent of who says them; e.g. Hitler believed that clothes could serve a decorative purpose.
I don’t see how this has any relevance to the truth value of current climate research. That said, I don’t care how many ‘dodgy emails’ get hacked, or financial incentives are unearthed: my reading of the data pushes me towards accepting the reality of man-made climate change, and only new data will change my view.
@Russ
CURSE YOU ZINC!!!
Hey, that is actually quite therapeutic. Ten internet points for Russ.
Except, which industries will be hurt as a result of our new-found hate for zinc?
And How rich has Al Gore gotten off of Carbon Credits? Why they would put someone in charge of this that is even close to having a potential BIAS was stupid, any conclusions he comes across will immediately be under scrutinity. Dumb move guys!
Goodwin’s Law only 8 posts in! Well done Russ!