Climategate revisited: Is the UA out of the scandal yet?

Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, a UA scientist connected to the Climategate scandal

By Shain Bergan

UA President Robert Shelton may want to rethink his claims against critics of the “research” uncovered by scientists around the world who have been charged (in the court of public opinion) with sensationalizing scientific climate research. The scientists in question were said to have manipulated data associated with climate change (a hot-button topic) to reflect their own political interests.

In other words, the data arguably didn’t show much of a global warming impact, but the scientists supposedly wanted to make it look like there was a definite connection anyway, as uncovered by emails and documents that can be seen on this nifty site.

These scientists were made up of respected members of the science community from around the world, including the University of Arizona. For some reason, the Arizona Daily Star’s links are gone, but luckily, PrisonPlanet.com was able to save this Star article about the scandal, and here’s a good Tucson Citizen story on the matter.

One of the UA scientists tied to the scandal is Dr. Jonathan Overpeck.

As it turns out, the “findings” of the Climate Research Unit at the central university associated with the so-called “Climategate” scandal are being reviewed and may be challenged by a group of independent scientists, who will be brought on by the school.