Peter Gleick requests short-term leave of absence from Oakland's Pacific Institute (Heartland/Koch) [View all]

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http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20040326?source=rss
By Dana Hull
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Posted: 02/24/2012 05:50:23 PM PST
Updated: 02/24/2012 10:23:12 PM PST
Excerpt

"Gleick has been embroiled in controversy since admitting this week that he used a false name to obtain confidential documents from the libertarian Heartland Institute, a pro-industry think tank known for minimizing the risks of global warming.
The Heartland Institute released a string of emails Friday that Gleick sent to Heartland earlier this year that show how Gleick pretended to be a Heartland board member to get copies of documents sent to a gmail email address. Heartland has set up a website detailing the emails at Fakegate.org.
"The emails reveal how Gleick "phished" the documents by stealing the identity of a Heartland board member, an act to which he publicly admitted in his February 20 Huffington Post confession," said the Heartland Institute. "Minor redactions have been made to the emails to protect the individual privacy of those involved."

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