Climate scientist Michael Mann sues Competitive Enterprise Institute, National Review | Scholars and Rogues

While Penn State was apparently willing to trash its good reputation for the public face of the university – the Nittany Lions football team – it would not have any reason to risk embarrassment over a few million dollars brought in by a controversial scientist. Risking the academic reputation of the university would threaten that $2.8 billion in research grants, and no-one would risk that for any single researcher, even one with Mann’s reputation. Quite the opposite – Mann’s reputation could be a drag on research grants, so if anything, Penn State was biased against Mann during the course of the inquiry and investigation...Mann’s work and private correspondence has been investigated repeatedly and thoroughly over the last decade. As a result, Mann has little to lose in this kind of lawsuit – unless he truly is guilty of the very misconduct of which his critics accuse him. On the other hand, the National Review and especially the Competitive Enterprise Institute stand to lose much more in the discovery process – donor lists could be exposed, private communications among the climate disruption denial community could be published, and so on.

A vote for science : Nature News & Comment

In support for [junk] science and environmental issues, Barack Obama and the Democrats have a clear advantage over Mitt Romney and the Republican Party.

Twitter / RogerPielkeJr: Highly recommended lecture ...

Highly recommended lecture at CIRES/CU in Boulder tomorrow, Chris Landsea on hurricanes/climate change, details: http://cires.colorado.edu/events/lectures/landsea/index.html …

Auditors threaten to stop CDM work on proposed U.N. law - News - Point Carbon

LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Auditors have threatened to stop verifying emissions cuts made at CDM projects unless the U.N. revises proposals to hold them liable for major flaws in auditing work, a move that could tighten supply in a market drowning in carbon credits.