Climategate: The Facade Begins to Crumble

The scientists at the heart of Climategate, is temporarily stepping down from his university post. From the story:

A scientist who is one of the central figures in the controversy over hacked e-mails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit announced Tuesday that he is stepping down while the university investigates the incident. Climate skeptics have seized on several e-mails from Phil Jones, director of the university’s Climatic Research Unit, to other researchers as evidence that prominent scientists have sought to silence their voice in the debate over global warming. The e-mails were pirated and posted online last month.

“What is most important is that CRU continues its world leading research with as little interruption and diversion as possible,” Jones said in a statement. “After a good deal of consideration I have decided that the best way to achieve this is by stepping aside from the Director’s role during the course of the independent review and am grateful to the University for agreeing to this. The Review process will have my full support.”

If this cut the other way, it would be front page news, not a teensy/weensy report. But we all know by now how that game is played.

Also, watch out for the whitewash. Notice that Congress is still not investigating and that the White House remains in total denial.  But it is way too late for such pretense.  The only way to deal with this is a full investigation that is as open to skeptics of global warming as believers.  A special prosecutor is also warranted since federal money went to fund some of this.

Doing anything less will doom a new Kyoto Treaty and Cap and Trade here in the USA.  Come to think of it, that’s fine with me.