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An odd editorial from Nature today.
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Denialist appears 8 times

Conspiracy appears 3 times

Besides the fact that this was apparently written by Michael Mann’s communist brother and ostrich-like in it’s open mindedness, they do finish up saying that being open with the data is important. WELL THANK GOD FOR THAT!!! Jeeez .. Like pulling teeth from a friggin’ alligator with tweezers.

[Alarmists say the darndest things: Check out these quotes from a former CRU co-director]  | The Courier-Mail

Prof Palutikof, considered one of the world's foremost experts on ways to adapt to climate change, worked at the unit for 15 years and was co-director alongside Professor Jones from 1998 until 2004.

``I feel terrible for Phil,'' she said. ``I think Phil is the best person in the world to be doing this work - he is a globally acknowledged expert and to say that he deliberately perverted the (climate) record is an outrageous accusation.

``This doesn't change the science but it does change how it will play out. It does exactly what the sceptics want. It gives the coal and oil lobbies more chance to build a case and build public opinion against us. It goes right into their hands.''

Prof Palutikof was one of the scientists chosen to accept the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the IPCC in 2007.

She described Professor Jones as ``a friend'' and revealed she had sent him an email instructing him to ''keep smiling''.

She said during her time as co-director at the centre, she received many Freedom of Information requests for data held by the unit.

``Many of those FOI requests are designed, in part, just to make your life difficult and to occupy your time. I felt a lot of them were of that character. It's a way to distract us from our purpose and it's mischievous.''