Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Inhofe Begins Hadley Center "Climategate" Investigation

Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today sent letters to several scientists, some of whom allegedly manipulated data to prove the scientific "consensus" of global warming, as well as to the inspectors general of several federal agencies, notifying them to retain documents related to the release of emails from the Hadley Center's Climate Research Unit. He also stated in a press release:

The stakes in this controversy are significant, as it appears that the basis of federal programs, pending EPA rulemakings, and cap-and-trade legislation was contrived and fabricated. Moreover, it appears that, in an attempt to conceal the manipulation of climate data, information disclosure laws may have been violated.

I certainly don't condone the manner in which these emails were released; however, now that they are in the public domain, lawmakers have an obligation to determine the extent to which the so-called ‘consensus' of global warming, formed with billions of taxpayer dollars, was contrived in the biased minds of the world's leading climate scientists.

The letters are the first step in the investigation of the Hadley Center climate scandal. Last week, emails released by a computer hacker revealed that several leading climate scientists allegedly manipulated climate data and research used by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). These scientists also appear to have refused outside access to their raw data, obstructed freedom of information requests, and plotted ways to prevent the publication of papers in peer-reviewed journals by scientists who question global warming alarmism.

Links to Letters:

Letter to Dr. Wigley

Letter to Dr. Santer

Letter to Dr. Mann

Letter to Ms. Wood

Letter to Ms. McClellan

Letter to Ms. Heatwole

Letter to Mr. Forch

Letter to Mr. Ehlenbach

Letter to Dr. Courtney

Letter to Professor Bradley

Letter to Dr. Wigley

Letter to Dr. Santer

Letter to Dr. Mann

Letter to Dr. Hughes

Letter to Dr. Ammann


Letter to EPA IG


Letter to Dept. of Interior

Letter to Dept. of Energy

Letter to CEQ

Letter to OMB IG

Letter to Commerce IG

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