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Climate Scientist Finds Reputation Tarnished

“Just over two years ago, Rajendra K. Pachauri seemed destined for a scientist’s version of sainthood: A vegetarian economist-engineer who leads the United Nations’ climate change panel, he accepted the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the panel, sharing the honor with former Vice President Al Gore. But Dr. Pachauri and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are now under intense scrutiny, facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest from climate skeptics, right-leaning politicians and even some mainstream scientists.” (New York Times, Tuesday)

If the science is sound, why do the global-warming folks act as though they have something to hide?

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“How a Free Society Could Solve Global Warming” by Gene Callahan

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