Tag Archives: Climategate

The phoney scandal that was Climategate

Posted on 31 July 2012 by Peter Boyer

The Climategate affair, now officially at an end, wrongly besmirched the reputations of climate scientists and their work. It may have set back efforts to fight global warming by a decade. [31 July 2012 | Peter Boyer] Let’s pause for … Continue reading →

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Back to school: how education can help us connect the dots

Posted on 6 April 2010 by Peter Boyer

“Climategate”, though found to be without justification, has shown us how easy it is to persuade people that the scientists are kidding them. We need to go back to basics. [6 April 2010 | Peter Boyer] It’s official. The furore over … Continue reading →

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