Comments on: Those leaked emails, and the politicization of climate science http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/30/those-leaked-emails-and-the-politicization-of-climate-science/ Commentary on Economics, Information and Human Action Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: eveningperson http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/30/those-leaked-emails-and-the-politicization-of-climate-science/#comment-10370 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:24:14 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=6008#comment-10370 Looking at the emails makes it clear that some of the researchers were subjected to what appears to amount to harassment, maybe even threats. That would make their responses understandable, even if they weren’t entirely professional.

And I have seen absolutely no published evidence – apart from personal interpretations of quotes in the emails, which are certainly subject to confirmation bias – that data was thrown out (apparently old media, such as paper and magnetic tapes were disposed of for space reasons), refused to serious researchers or distorted to fit predetermined conclusions. Perhaps the accusations of unavailability of data are because the people making them can’t get the results they want?

]]> By: Brian http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/11/30/those-leaked-emails-and-the-politicization-of-climate-science/#comment-10220 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:28:52 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=6008#comment-10220 Excellent post, Lynne. I think what you wrote here basically spells out exactly what I’ve been thinking/observing with respect to the arrogance of some researchers, but these guys took it to a new low.

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