New Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) replies have exposed more misdeeds by Professor Edward Wegman and Yasmin Said at George Mason University (GMU), closely involved with the Kochs, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and many others known for attacks on climate science. This post reviews background and attaches FOIA files that unearthed evidence for:
-pervasive mis-use of Federal funds for inappropriate work,
-plagiarism or falsification in documents used to seek grants or credit,
-GMU violations of Federal...
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What a waste of taxpayer money! This guy is one of the greatest sources of misinformation on climate change, and he works for our government. His sole purpose as communications director for Inhofe is to put together these lists of deniers and to publicize any and all misinformation on the subject, even including creating his own distortions of the truth. What's most depressing is that his drivel is viewed by many Americans as a valid counterpoint to scientific sources, such as the IPCC AR4, forcing the scientific community to fight an uphill battle, despite the fact that nearly all scientific research is on their side.
We won't convince Marc, because he's paid to think otherwise. Neither will we convince the many bloggers and inactivists, who have picked a side for ideological reasons, as you cannot reason a person out of a position that he did not reason himself into. Hopefully, there are enough reasonable people out there with some minimal ability to think critically, who can still be persuaded that climate scientists might actually know what they're talking about, and that an economist's opinion on the matter is irrelevant. As it is, public opinion does not reflect the present disparity in scientific evidence.