ClimateGate 'Whitewash' Helps 'Clear' Scientists, U.S., International Media Claim | NewsBusters.org

"And when speaking to those alleged to have done wrong, they chose not to ask them questions at the heart of the matter, like, did you destroy documents like you said?" Horner explained. "It's pretty easy to claim no wrongdoing when you only speak with the accused, and then fail to ask them if they actually did wrong."
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The 160-page Muir Russell report conclusions made no mention of the more damaging Harry_Read_Me.txt file that was leaked along with the e-mails. That 247-page file "describes the efforts of a climatologist/programmer" at the CRU to update an enormous database of climate data and temperature records that in his own words were in a "hopeless" state.

The "Read Me" file included admissions to making up data, as well as references to hiding the temperature decline by using different data after 1960.

U.N. calls for holistic climate effort - UPI.com

MEXICO CITY, July 15 (UPI) -- A strong partnership between the public and private sector is needed to address the challenges presented by climate change, officials said in Mexico.

An advisory group assessing energy and climate change issues for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met in Mexico City to examine the holistic work needed to tackle climate-related issues.

EU chief fears rift developing with US

LONDON: Europe's love affair with Barack Obama appears to have cooled dramatically, with the European Union's most powerful figure making an unprecedented call for refreshed trans-Atlantic relations.
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Mr Barroso's comments follow significant disagreements between the EU and the US over how to deal with critical policy issues such as climate change and the global financial crisis.