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Monday, 25 January 2010

Glaciergate graft

The Telegraph looks at Glaciergate and shows that it is far, far worse than someone taking an off-hand remark about Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035 and treating it as gospel.
What has now come to light, however, is that the scientist from whom this claim originated, Dr Syed Hasnain, has for the past two years been working as a senior employee of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Delhi-based company of which Dr Pachauri is director-general. Furthermore, the claim – now disowned by Dr Pachauri as chairman of the IPCC – has helped TERI to win a substantial share of a $500,000 grant from one of America's leading charities, along with a share in a three million euro research study funded by the EU.
Ouch.

Update: And it turns out that the "global warming causes disasters" story has had its chips as well.
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1 comment:

  1. Neil RussellMonday, 25 January 2010 at 06:53:00 GMT-8

    Their numbers were all correct, however they were just measuring their own hot air.

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