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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 05:20 PM
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Republicans accused of witch-hunt against climate change scientists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1558884,00.html

Republicans accused of witch-hunt against climate change scientists

Paul Brown, environment correspondent

Tuesday August 30, 2005
The Guardian

Some of America's leading scientists have accused Republican politicians of intimidating climate-change experts by placing them under unprecedented scrutiny.

A far-reaching inquiry into the careers of three of the US's most senior climate specialists has been launched by Joe Barton, the chairman of the House of Representatives committee on energy and commerce. He has demanded details of all their sources of funding, methods and everything they have ever published.

Mr Barton, a Texan closely associated with the fossil-fuel lobby, has spent his 11 years as chairman opposing every piece of legislation designed to combat climate change.


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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 05:21 PM
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1. This was covered on NPR 7/22 - audio link enclosed
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 05:27 PM
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2. "The Republican War Against Science"
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:02 AM
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3. yep.. n/t
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