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Isn't it a bit strange that this comes just weeks before COP15 in Copenhagen, the same summit the United States and China will not take seriously? Lobbyist alr

• cwan 17y ago
  Seriously? Let's assume that it was timed for maximum exposure and maximum impact. Let's also ignore the fact that many oil lobbyists are now for a climate pact so that they can make billions off the trade of carbon credits. Don't you see an issue with the underlying substance of the emails if they turn out to be true? I find it remarkable that there are so many people here who would argue against accountability - especially when public funding and the public interest is involved (per your previous comment, accountability and transparency isn't just for banks). If these emails turn out to be true, if anything this shows that these scientists are not disinterested empiricists but have activist agendas. But this also doesn't mean that they aren't right. The issue could be solved by publishing their data sets and code for their models for public scrutiny and yet they do not - despite being largely publicly funded. Do you not see a problem with this?