“The State of California has filed a request in federal court to force auto makers[General Motors, DaimlerChrysler Corp., and the Association of Automobile Manufacturers] to disclose all documents and communications between the companies and the so-called “climate skeptics”. California accuses the climate skeptics of playing a “major role in spreading disinformation about global warming.”
California has been joined in the lawsuit by environmental activist groups including, the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense.“
… according to Steven Milloy at www.JunkScience.com .
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.
Very interesting development. I look forward to the same folks claiming Mann should have welcomed the chance to defend his work to Joe Barton saying that Steve Milloy should welcome the chance to defend his work.
Coby,
Could you rephrase your comment into understandable English please?
As I understand it, Mann was too busy to defend his work scrutinised by the Barton Committee.
Or as a rightwing redneck, have I got my facts wrong again?
Check this:
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/37444/story.htm
As a right-wing redneck, you’ve got your facts wrong again. Mann attended the Barton committee and acquitted himself quite well by all accounts.
Steve,
Any supporting evidence for your statement that Mann acquitted himself quite well?
‘California accuses the climate skeptics of playing a “major role in spreading disinformation about global warming” ‘
define climateskeptics
define disinformation
can be fun before a legal court.
1.Definition from the link: http://infopollution.com/warming.htm
“There appears to be a concerted and systematic effort by some individuals to undermine and discredit the scientific process that has led many scientists working on understanding climate to conclude that there is a very real possibility that humans are modifying Earth’s climate on a global scale. Rather than carrying out a legitimate scientific debate through the peer-reviewed literature, they are waging in the public media a vocal campaign against scientific results with which they disagree.”
2. Unscientific.