MY CLIMATE BUZZ

I thought of killing myself, says climate scandal professor Phil Jones

That is the headline of a recent article in the Times Online.

THE scientist at the centre of the “climategate” email scandal has revealed that he was so traumatised by the global backlash against him that he contemplated suicide.

Professor Phil Jones said in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Times that he had thought about killing himself “several times”.

His dilemma?

“I am just a scientist. I have no training in PR or dealing with crises.”

I had to think about posting on this topic for quite some time. Anytime that someone considers suicide it is a sad event. But then I reflected on the wreckage that Phil Jones has left in his wake.

Did he ever consider the impact on careers and emotions of others as he cowardly worked behind the scenes to prevent their work from being published?

He, driven by a strong ego, was cowardly in his science; afraid of real peer review or criticism. Cowardly enough to want to hide his data, his programming, and attempt to hide his underhanded unethical activities.

Because of that I don’t feel as badly about his mental state as I perhaps should. Maybe it is just another ploy. A plea for pity to distract from his misdeeds. On the other hand, given his previous cowardly acts, it does not surprise me that he has contemplated the cowards way out. I suspect that it is not his lack of PR or crisis management skills which burden him so. Shame can be a powerful emotion and one that Phil Jones should feel plenty of. Hopefully those close to him will help him face up to his actions with courage.

The question begs to be asked; Is the information really missing or would the content provide embarrassing damage to claims and reputations?

More major embarrassment for New Zealand’s ‘leading’ climate research unit NIWA tonight, with admissions that it “does not hold copies” of the original reports documenting adjustments to New Zealand’s weather stations.

The drama hit the headlines worldwide in late November when serious questions were raised about the “adjustments” NIWA had made to weather records. The adjusted data shows a strong warming trend over the past century, whereas unadjusted records had nowhere near as much warming.

NIWA promised to make its data and corrections fully available, but responding to an Official Information Act request their legal counsel has now admitted it cannot provide copies of the original adjustment records.

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The Indian magazine “Open” is strongly going after the activity of the IPCC and its head, Rajenda Pachauri.

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But today, the Deccan Herald also weighs in, declaring: “The [glacier] incident reflects poorly on the professionalism and scientific rigour of the IPCC and has done damage to its credibility.” The writing is not so much on the wall as obliterating it.

Adding to the graffiti, in yet another development, the popular Indian magazine Open rips apart global warming, labelling it: “The Hottest Hoax in the World.” Indian blogger Gurmeet in Liberty News Central thinks this could be the most hard-hitting article in the Indian MSM on AGW fraud ever.

Eye Of The Tiger

It looks like Phil Jones is escaping any charges via the ICO investigation on FOIA violations where it was determined that he (and others) broke the law. But is that the end of the story?

Climategate Professor Phil Jones could face ten years on fraud charges:

What is not being intelligently reported is that Jones is still liable as lead conspirator in the UK’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) and may face prosecution under the United Kingdom Fraud Act (2006). If convicted of the offense of fraud by either false representation, failing to disclose information or fraud by abuse of his position, he stands liable to a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment.

LINK to the story on CLIMATEGATE

In the meantime it appears that Rajendra Pachauri, the corrupt Head of the UN’s Climate Change Political Propaganda and Lie body known as the IPCC, has been caught once again in a blatant lie.

This is about when he first became aware of the false claim over the melting glaciers, Pachauri’s version on 22 January being that he had only known about it “for a few days” – i.e., after it had appeared in The Sunday Times.

However, Ben Webster writes that a prominent science journalist, Pallava Bagla – who works for the Science journal (and NDTV as its science correspondent) – claims that last November he had informed Pachauri that Graham Cogley, a professor at Ontario Trent University and a leading glaciologist, had dismissed the 2035 date as being wrong by at least 300 years.

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Recently the IPCC was caught relying on and citing improper material from the World Wildlife Fund. In a continuing expose’ on the IPCC unethical practices it is now known they also relied on and cited material from Greenpeace.

Considered the climate Bible by governments around the world, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is meant to be a scientific analysis of the most authoritative research.

Instead, it references literature generated by Greenpeace – an organization known more for headline-grabbing publicity stunts than sober-minded analysis. (Eight IPCC-cited Greenpeace publications are listed at the bottom of this post.)

In one section of this Nobel-winning report, climate change is linked to coral reef degradation. The sole source for this claim? A Greenpeace report titled “Pacific in Peril” (see Hoegh-Guldberg below). Here the report relies on a Greenpeace document to establish the lower-end of an estimate involving solar power plants (Aringhoff).

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The layers of deceit and corruption continue to be peeled away. The tigers are on the hunt.

SURFACE TEMPERATURE RECORDS: POLICY DRIVEN DECEPTION?

by Joseph D’Aleo & Anthony Watts | January 26, 2010

SUMMARY FOR POLICYMAKERS: