What could be more American than encouraging a robust debate on one of the most controversial issues of the day? The answer - for some on the left, anyway - is: Lie about your opponents, and make a pathetic effort to discredit them.
Kevin Knoblach, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, exhibits shocking hypocrisy about transparent funding in his recent letter to The Washington Times ("Heartland inconsistent on document theft," Tuesday).
"Global warming's desperate caper" (Comment & Analysis, Friday) made a number of inaccurate assertions and took issue with the way I characterized the theft of Heartland Institute documents. I'd like to set the record straight.
In the field of climate science, when someone _ especially skeptics _ did something ethically questionable or misrepresented facts, scientist Peter Gleick was usually among the first and loudest to cry foul. He chaired a prominent scientific society's ethics committee. He created an award for what he considered lies about global warming.
When climate-change skeptics did something ethically questionable or misrepresented facts, scientist Peter Gleick was usually among the first and loudest to cry foul. He chaired a prominent scientific society's ethics committee. He created an award for what he considered lies about global warming.
As the soggy East tries to dry out from flooding and Texas prays for rain that doesn't come, you might ask: Isn't there some way to ship all that water from here to there?
"My judgment was blinded by my frustration with the ongoing efforts often anonymous, well-funded and coordinated to attack climate science and scientists," Mr. Gleick wrote. "Nevertheless, I deeply regret my own actions in this case."
He admitted taking Heartland documents Monday night in a blog on the Huffington Post.
