{"id":25074,"date":"2010-07-15T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/cuccinelli-warms-to-his-task-of-climate-change-denial-bad-astronomy\/"},"modified":"2010-07-15T13:00:20","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T13:00:20","slug":"cuccinelli-warms-to-his-task-of-climate-change-denial-bad-astronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/cuccinelli-warms-to-his-task-of-climate-change-denial-bad-astronomy.php","title":{"rendered":"Cuccinelli warms to his task of climate change denial | Bad Astronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kencuccinelli\"Back at my alma mater, the University of Virginia, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli continues to tilt against his windmill of climate change: he still wants to investigate climate scientist Michael Mann for possible fraud. As I’ve pointed out before, Cuccinelli is attacking Michael Mann<\/a> despite Mann repeatedly being cleared of all wrongdoing. Cuccinelli subpoenaed UVa for records involving Mann, but the University filed an appeal saying (correctly) this would chill academic freedom. <\/p>

The Daily Progress<\/em><\/a> has an update: Cuccinelli won’t quit:<\/p>

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argued Tuesday that the University of Virginia must comply with his demand for a trove of documents related to the research of former UVa climate change scientist Michael Mann, saying that Mann’s academic freedom does not shield him from Cuccinelli’s probe into possible fraud.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>

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Apparently it doesn’t shield him from frivolous lawsuits, either. Mann has been investigated quite thoroughly by several panels, and has been cleared of wrongdoing<\/a>. In my opinion, Cuccinelli is on a fishing expedition, hoping to find anything to throw against Mann. <\/p>

Cuccinelli has made it clear he’s a climate change denier. The Progress<\/em> calls him a skeptic, but a real skeptic looks at the evidence fairly and objectively. I don’t see much evidence of that<\/em>; which is why I think the term denier<\/em> fits better. I have little problem with climate change skeptics — someone who fairly and scientifically looks at the data to come to a reasonable conclusion. Technically, I’m a skeptic as well, since I have looked into the issue as best I can. <\/p>

The difference is, the evidence I have seen all points to the Earth warming up. I have to rely on the experts, of course, since this isn’t my chosen field, but as a scientist myself I can look at the data and understand the processes involved in analyzing it. So when I say I think climate change\/global warming is real, it’s not based on faith or politics or anything like that.<\/p>

It’s based on evidence<\/em>.<\/p>

I hope the judge in this case upholds the UVa appeal, and denies (haha) Cuccinelli’s request. His ongoing attempts to look into Mann’s work does<\/em> chill academic freedom, but it’s also bad money long, long after good.<\/p>

Tip o’ the thermometer to Nicole Wassacommandago<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>

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Related posts:<\/p>

- Deniers abuse power to attack climate scientists<\/a>
- UVa will fight climate change attack<\/a>
- Climate change followup<\/a>
- Climategate’s death rattle<\/a><\/p>

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