This essay is from the National Center for Science Education at: http://ncse.com/news/2012/02/source-heartland-leak-steps-forward-007220
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Source of Heartland leak steps forward
Peter Gleick
The source of the documents revealing the strategy of the Heartland Institute’s campaign to undermine the public’s understanding of climate science — including by producing and distributing K-12 curriculum materials propounding climate change denial — revealed himself to be Dr. Peter Gleick, the hydroclimatologist who heads the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security.
In a February 20, 2012, statement posted at the Huffington Post, Gleick explained that at the beginning of the year, he received a document “describing what appeared to be details of the Heartland Institute’s climate program strategy.” Attempting to confirm the accuracy of the information, he continued, “I solicited and received additional materials directly from the Heartland Institute under someone else’s name.”
Gleick expressed regret for his actions, writing, “My judgment was blinded by my frustration with the ongoing efforts — often anonymous, well-funded, and coordinated — to attack climate science and scientists and prevent this debate, and by the lack of transparency of the organizations involved. Nevertheless I deeply regret my own actions in this case. I offer my personal apologies to all those affected.”
As part of NCSE’s expansion to defend the teaching of climate science, Gleick had agreed to join NCSE’s board of directors. On the same day as he posted his statement, however, he apologized to NCSE for his behavior with regard to the Heartland Institute documents and offered to withdraw from the board, on which he was scheduled to begin serving as of February 25, 2012. His offer was accepted.
“Gleick obtained and disseminated these documents without the knowledge of anyone here,” NCSE’s executive director Eugenie C. Scott commented, “and we do not condone his doing so.” But, she added, “they show that NCSE was right to broaden its scope to include the teaching of climate science. There really are coordinated attempts to undermine the teaching of climate science, and NCSE is needed to help to thwart them.”
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I used to have some respect for NCSE for its work in rebutting some of the creationist blather. However, I was appalled when they took up climate change. IMO it “undermines” their positions on evolution by making it possible for reasonable people to conclude that they are simply another advocacy group. Actually, I suppose I should rephrase that to read: it makes them into another advocacy group.
…a campaign to undermine
LOL……oh well, so much for open debate and discussion “the science is settled”
“There really are coordinated attempts to promote the teaching of science based, not politically driven climate science, and NCSE is needed to help to thwart them.”
fixed.
NCSE should now start teaching some really ethical stuff. And give Gleick as an example…
But, she added, “they show that NCSE was right to broaden its scope to include the teaching of climate science. There really are coordinated attempts to undermine the teaching of climate science, and NCSE is needed to help to thwart them.”
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So… fake, but accurate?
“it was wrong, but it was right”. This is the brazen exercise of the whitewash mentality in full view. These people are desperate and just this side of…..Sorry, self snip. I’m betting that Gleicking will carry no penalty.
Sadly most of the warmist I have met are are inflexible/intolerant and mean spirited, here we have more evidence of this in Gleick.
Good riddance to Gleick a hypocrite, what we have seen here is the tip of the ice berg, we will never know the full extent of his malfeasance and connivance, but be assured they are long and deep, as evidenced in his activism and good old Climategate emails. A leopard never changes his spots.
Having read it again, it would not surprise me that NCSE is involved in this, even if indirectly…
But remember, everything else is completely above board. Would a Mensch with a name like Gleick lie to you?
Anachronda:
No, faked {the strategy memo}, and inaccurate. Not only does the Heartland Institute state unequivocally that the memo is faked, the Heartland Institute seeks to have climate “science” taught in a manner which includes data, studies, peer reviewed articles from both a sceptical and a proponent’s side of the issue.
The issue of anthropogenic global warming is very much a matter of unsettled science, regardless of the spin put on it by most of the MSM outlets and the very vocal and often very well financially compensated AGW proponents who preach from a pulpit built on hundreds of millions of dollars, euros and pounds of grants and funding, not to mention the 300 million Al Gore has put into this effort.
So … Gleick received the Strategy document … created the day before DeSmogBlog published the whole Heartland Institute affair … AND THEN he perpetrated fraud to get his hands on supporting documentation? Something about his version just doesn’t add up. Even if he received a paper copy of the document and then scanned it in why would he create the PDF version with Joe Bast’s name on it? Why didn’t he just come forward from the beginning when questions were being raised about the Strategy document and address the reason the real Heartland Institute docs had differing metadata from the Strategy document? Oh … that’s right, because he knowingly committed fraud to get them!
Given that there is precedent (Rathergate) I propose that the new tern for this be “Glieckgate”. He deserves to go down in history for his actions.
So Gleick, in his hubris, attempted to prime the pump for a battle against Heartland that he intended to wage as a board member at NCSE by releasing a fake document that portrayed Heartland as an anti-science organization. This plan had the ultimate effect of undoing Gleick just when he should have been reaching the zenith of his career and casting him in the nadir of his career instead.
It’s a Gleick Tragedy.
Joe, I strongly assume that Gleick is some sort of immigrant from the Mediterranean….where
“Outsmarting” is regarded as normal attitude….there they select a Mayor of town, who outsmarts
the most of all……
But in the US, sneakyness and outsmarting has a very bad name, too many politicians
stumble and fall there, after doing this . really bad….Honesty is honored there in the US….
and the Chicago boys were immigrants….see above….
(1) Peter Gleick: “” My judgments are blinded by my frustrations…….”” ,
………and lets continue with:
(2) NCSE’s executive director Eugenie C. Scott: “ that NCSE was right to broaden its scope to include teachers of climate science…..” which we do without previous medical examinations of Warmist applicants…..and we do not check Warmist frustrations about “The End of Global Warming” and the “Onset of Global Cooling of the 21 Century ,,,,,,and once again made obvious the WARMIST’s BLINDING of JUDGEMENTS…..
…….To Mrs: Scott: My advice: Get medical check-up of Warmists or better still: Select a good sturdy Skeptic for all real and unblinded Climate Science advice…..
JS
“My judgment was blinded by my frustration with the ongoing efforts — often anonymous, well-funded, and coordinated — to attack climate science and scientists and prevent this debate, and by the lack of transparency of the organizations involved” I’m not sure he thought he was describing here, but I think it applies more so to academia and other entities who espouse that CO2 is causing this massive warming – and no the other way around. He got off too light here – does wrong AND continues to proselytize.
He did it for our own good, well in his head anyway.
Preserve us from people who know they know what is bst for us.
Too bad they didn’t fire him.
It’s pretty funny how the NCSE is still claiming, without caveat, that the fraudulent memo is real. Fake but accurate!
“the Heartland Institute’s campaign to undermine the public’s understanding of climate science”
It appears to be some sort of announcement that individual citizens interested in science, unbeknownst to themselves, undergo a mental fusion process conjoining it with the “public understanding,” which is to be shaped, defined, and kept from being “undermined” by something called “climate scientists.”
The announcement continues that “climate scientists” have exclusive rights to all matters and minutia in the public classroom curricula regarding earth’s poorly understood weather systems.
Unless the crucial email is proved a forgery, what we have at this point is:
1. “Damning” documents actually from HI, confession or no
2. A martyr.
This may actually be the warmist plan. They still think they’re on top. So far.
Sadly most of the warmist I have met are are inflexible/intolerant and mean spirited, here we have more evidence of this in Gleick.
‘Tis true. As I posted elsewhere- Gleick’s actions were foolish and pathetic. Try as one may to put a positive spin on this under the ruse of noble intentions, fact is the good doctor succumbed to his emotions. He will pay the price.
He must pay the price. If we are have a healthy debate those of his ilk and dare i say it those on the skeptic side who step over the line should be held accountable.
Hawkwood: You are right….sneakiness and outsmarting does not sit well with the people
in the US….. they do not like this sort of behaviour…. and if Warmists are not able to
suppress the media….. then Gleick and his Warmist crowd [was he a “lone soul in planning the coup???”] will take another deserved beating…..
The only problem: This happened in many countries before: “What, if Gleicks “frustrations” and
“blinded judgments” augment and he will join the armed Black Warmist Tigers….?
Is this completely unthinkable?
…..Now with the media on his back, he might turn militant….. why should he only get mellow
and weep in depression and self-criticism?….
Everything is possible after his present mental suffering…- ask a medic….- and after the suffering of all Warmists, who try put themselves in his shoes…..
, JS
““But, she added, “they show that NCSE was right to broaden its scope to include the teaching of climate science. There really are coordinated attempts to undermine the teaching of climate science, and NCSE is needed to help to thwart them.””
Excuse me. Seems the “scientists” have got their causality reversed here.
NCSE developed their coordinated attempts to undermine the teaching of climate science long ago, and have already released them for use by K-12 political indoctrinators. HI’s program, which is still a just proposed budget titem, is needed to thwart them.
>>>There really are coordinated attempts to undermine the teaching of climate science, and NCSE is needed to help to thwart them.”
Oh my. So the teaching of climate science automatically translates into the teaching the dogma of Anthropogenic Global Warming? Scott understands nothing about science.
I note with interest that they are not saying that he needed to be fired, but they are saying they were right to hire him in the first place. “[. . .] show that NCSE was right to broaden its scope to include the teaching of climate science.” That is a reference to Gleick’s hiring.
This combination of facts constitutes a dog-whistle call to greens and other socialists. Essentially they seem to be saying to their supporters not to think for one minute that they don’t support what Peter Gleick did.
So many on the left seem to be doubling down. This has got to be because of the present executive branch of the U.S. government. Those doubling down apparently believe that it is now open season and there will be no consequences.
Fixed voting machines definitely come to my mind at the moment. Also the Soviet Union.
AGW skeptics need to wake up to what is going on here and start accepting that it is as serious as I am portraying. They are almost all raising the stakes; they must have some reason to believe they are immune from serious consequences. Whether or not it is a good reason is another question. But they must have some reason.
RTF
I am amused at how the term “leaked” is being used regarding the Heartland documents, while “stolen”was the most commonly used term to describe the CRU emails.