Climate-Change Scientist Stole Documents From Pro-Petroleum Think Tank | NBC Bay Area

Legal experts said that it's unlikely that Gleick will be charged with a crime, but that he might be sued in civil court by the Heartland people. And that could backfire on them, if more confidential documents are unearthed in court.

Lying Is the Wrong Way to Raise Awareness About Climate Change

Climate change scientist Peter Gleick has admitted on The Huffington Post that he lied about his identity to acquire information about a movement to deny climate change. Way to do more harm than good for your cause, jerk.

Al Gore Accused of Abusing His Spot on Apple’s Board for Personal Gain - The Daily Beast

One might extol Apple for acting in the fashion of a responsible corporate citizen with its decision.  It wasn’t about profits but principles.  But Apple’s lack of a clear economic motive is precisely what drives Borelli to see darker motives in Apple’s decision to quit the Chamber.  Al Gore has personally invested in a range of clean technologies.  He’s a partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where he is part of a team in search of green investments that will earn him and his partners riches that dwarf his compensation as an Apple director.

And cap-and-trade, while irrelevant to Apple’s bottom line, would help Gore’s.  “The question is why Apple is applying pressure on an issue that it has no business interest in?” Borelli says.  The answer: “Apple doesn’t have a financial interest in climate change regulations but Al Gore does.”