Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: A Journalist Fights Back and Wins

Meichsnner, believing that she had done no wrong, sued. The Cologne court then decided in her favor, concluding that Rahmstorf's attacks were unsupported by evidence and even libelous.

Interestingly, in the US, Rahmstorf's efforts to take down the journalist were uncritically celebrated by no less than the New York Times, which helps to illustrate both a bandwagon effect in coverage of climate by journalists who see themselves on the "same side" as the scientists and also the extensive deference than scientists are granted by the media. Given the court outcome, I wonder if the NYT will be correcting its earlier coverage?
...I have seen from the inside many efforts by a small set of prominent climate scientists to bully and suppress -- behaviors which continue even after the release of the UEA emails. Such behavior is seemingly emboldened by the protective shield that many in the media hold up to protect climate scientists from criticism, no matter how legitimate.

Swing and a Miss « the Air Vent

At 22:46 23/06/2004, you wrote:

Hi Keith,

I think the talk went well received this morning. Thanks a bunch for your input. Peck,
Mark Cane, and I all spoke in the paleo session. Hopefully we might have make some
progress in convincing NOAA not to cut paleo. Will have to see what happens…
Hope all is well w/ you. Talk to you again soon,

mike

The Greenie Pig is on a (carbon) diet | Grist

But of the weight I've lost so far, the most hard-won was
the pathetic 1.7 pounds I earned by taking my cat to the vet without a car. I
know what you're thinking -- brilliant, right? The bus ride wasn't so bad. It
was the 10 blocks I had to walk, in the rain, clutching a carrier housing a
very upset and soon-to-be-diagnosed-as-obese kitty to the vet's office. People
poked each other and laughed as I passed, bedraggled and with aching arms,
amidst a chorus of angry meows. Post-appointment, I muttered, "Screw it," and
hailed a cab.

UN climate talks see 'delayer countries' throw away the 2C goal | Michael Jacobs | Environment | guardian.co.uk

But by 2015, when (perhaps) the worst of the economic crisis may be over and the new IPCC report has re-awakened the world to the dangers that climate changes poses, it might just be possible.