Commenter FP writes:
Hmm, they’ve removed Peter Gleick’s name from this page:
http://www.agu.org/about/governance/committees_boards/scientific_ethics.shtml
It was there four days ago, according to google’s cache. Has he resigned/been fired already?
It had read as the page screencap shows:
(from Google cache here)
Chair
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, Oakland, California
Now reads:
Funny. He should have followed his own advice in the first place. Oh the irony…
LOL
I saw it moments ago, and when I saw this on WUWT I could not belive it. Refresh, and he’s gone!
Anthony, this is going fast! It’s like a domino race! What is happening now???
Ecotretas
I wonder will The National Centre For Science Education, who recently appointed Peter Gleick to it’s board as spokesperson on Climate Change & Education, follow suit
it’s view on this matter can be found here
http://tinyurl.com/77w4urh
Would you want your children’s education influenced by a self confessed liar, thief and who is prepared to commit fraud in support of a cause?
Surely he must resign
If correct, that’s merely what he deserves.
He was listed as chair earlier this morning (I have a screen cap). Good call, AGU! Wonder if he resigned, or if AGU decided themselves?
Hmm. I had emailed AGU for comment last night, while it was still there.
Another One Bites the Dust comes to mind. I expect we see more of this, as the legal side develops.
It’s a conspiracy! You don’t think some delinquent teenager at the Heartland Institute could possibly be behind it, do you …..
“Be First with the Truth”
This reminds me a whole lot of the Jimmy Swaggart messing with hookers blowup from — what, something like 25 years ago?
Jimmy Swaggart was a prominent televangelist who preached against sexual misbehavior with great gusto — while he was making trips to New Orleans to visit a rather ugly prostitute.
Peter Gleick enthusiastically lectured others about maintaining integrity in science — while living a secret life as a forger and identity thief.
Tremendous news, lets hope it the start of the wholesale removal of political scientists from the climate change arena.
Everything is ethical as long as you mean well! Right? Right? Hey, what’s wrong with my password?
/Imagining Gleick
Looks like a silent removal. How typical – and how unprincipled. Unless, of course, they’re a little slow in the press release department. When I see the press release explaining the “disappearance”, I shall apologize and revise my assessment.
His name is still here:
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2011/2011EO470009.shtml
EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, VOL. 92, NO. 47, PAGE 433, 2011
doi:10.1029/2011EO470009
ABOUT AGU
AGU’s new task force on scientific ethics and integrity begins work
Peter Gleick
Pacific Institute, Oakland, Calif., USA
Randy Townsend
American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., USA
In support of the new strategic plan, AGU has established a new task force to review, evaluate, and update the Union’s policies on scientific misconduct and the process for investigating and responding to allegations of possible misconduct by AGU members. As noted by AGU president Michael McPhaden, “AGU can only realize its vision of ‘collaboratively advancing and communicating science and its power to ensure a sustainable future’ if we have the trust of the public and policy makers. That trust is earned by maintaining the highest standards of scientific integrity in all that we do. The work of the Task Force on Scientific Ethics is essential for defining norms of professional conduct that all our members can aspire to and that demonstrate AGU’s unwavering commitment to excellence in Earth and space science.”
Published 22 November 2011.
Citation: Gleick, P. and R. Townsend (2011), AGU’s new task force on scientific ethics and integrity begins work, Eos Trans. AGU, 92(47), 433, doi:10.1029/2011EO470009.
There are some more committees, boards, and groups in which he needs to resign from:
PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Current
• World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water Security, 2008-present
• Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change, National Academy of Sciences, 2008-present
• Expert Group on Policy Relevance of the World Water Assessment Program, United Nations, 2008-present
• Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2007-present
• Climate Advisory Group, California Academy of Sciences, 2007-present
• Climate Change Technical Advisory Group, State of California, 2007-present
• Advisory Board, Environmental Research Letters, 2006-present
• Editorial Board, Water Policy, 1997-present
• Editorial Board, Climatic Change, 1990-present
• Board of Directors, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, 1988-present
http://www.pacinst.org/about_us/staff_board/gleick/gleick_cv_7-08.pdf
I had also mailed AGU last night asking if he were the current chair of the committee. Thayer didn’t answer. It will be an interesting study in ethics to watch how AGU distances themselves from Gleick — hopefully without deception.
AGU probably thought it clever to remove his name from the limelight until it all blows over, but their wrong if they think he’ll ever be back. Yes, Gleick’s first mover statement today was very clever, admitting to only half the crime and insinuating a third party exists for the other half, the faked memo. But his problem is is that there was a strong line of thought across the internet that Gleick was the author of the faked memo, long before he admitted to the other half of the crime today. The forensic analysis will most likely land Gleick in far bigger trouble for what he did and didn’t say today. I suspect law enforcement will get up to speed very quick.
It was still there about two hours ago (9AM EST) when I sent them a message through their contact form.
How do we prevent this text box from automatically sub scripting numbers?
Don’t worry, I’m sure Gleick will be cleared of any ethical violation by multiple independent inquiries, and reinstated. It may even have already happened.
/sarc
Definitely a quick edit. I saw the unedited page this morning. Now the code reads:
Task Force on Scientific Ethics
<!--2010–2012 term-->
<!--Chair
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, Oakland, California-->
Perhaps you should consider applying for the role yourself Anthony? 🙂
light fuse … and stand back!
As a sceptic I should reframe from saying things like “this is going to be great” … because obviously it could be a damp squib … but I won’t … it’s going to be great.
Obviously, sad for the guy … but he’s hardly a naive loner. He acted with knowledge regarding the ethics etc.
I think that they may be expecting a quick full open and honest investigation followed by a swift exhoneration and restoration to the chair.
The page still has him on it, but it is only commented out.
for readers who are not aware of HTML, Any thing in between tags will not appear on the page.
As shown by JonasM above, the following code:
<!– Chair
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, Oakland, California –>
Is still on the page, if you look at the sourcecode of the page.
Notwithstanding Mosh’s brilliant deduction skills, it’s going to be very hard to prove that he faked that document, particularly now the way he’s lawyered up.
Being a “man of letters”, he’ll likely have stamped envelopes from other parts of America, and thats even if it gets that far. I haven’t heard of any police involvement yet.
My guess is on McKibben next, or is that just wishful thinking?
Whatever the case may be, if the American Geophysical Union wants to be taken seriously on matters of scientific ethics from this point forward they must address this matter. Moreover, it is not unreasonable to expect them to outline how they plan to address these very serious violations. For years I have observed a bias in how ethical standards are applied to sceptical scientists when compared with the warmista scientific community. The AGU response to Gleick’s transgressions could very well prove this point.