Leading scientists condemn 'political assaults' on climate researchers

[demoleft]

Source: the guardian

A group of 255 of the world's top scientists today written an open letter aimed at restoring public faith in the integrity of climate science.

In a strongly worded reproof of the recent escalation of political assaults on climatologists, the letter, published in the US Journal Science and signed by 11 Nobel laureates, attacks critics driven by "special interests or dogma" and "McCarthy-like" threats against researchers. It also attempts to set the record straight on the process of rigorous scientific research.
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"There is nothing remotely identified in the recent events that changes the fundamental conclusions about climate change," the letter says.

The authors – who are all members of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the country's premier scientific institution – include some of the academic community's most distinguished climate researchers. But the list also includes top anthropologists, biochemistists and physicists who have felt the need to defend climate science in the wake of what they regard as politically motivated attacks. Three senior scientists from the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Manchester have also added their endorsement. All of the scientists signed up in a personal capacity, not on behalf of the National Academy or on behalf of their institution.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/06/climate-science-open-letter-nas

[foxfeet]

1. Sadly, it won't make a dent in the deniers' thinking (for lack of a better word at the moment).

[denverbill]

2. Nope. To them, it's only science if it agrees with their agenda.n/t

[Kali]

3. arrgghh

"A group of 255 of the world's top scientists today written an open letter aimed at restoring public faith in the integrity of climate science."

is there a word missing from that awful sentence? And I am by no means any kind of grammar nazi!

[boppers]

4. "have"?

"A group of 255 of the world's top scientists today have written an open letter aimed at restoring public faith in the integrity of climate science."

It's a pretty awkwardly written piece, overall.