This is in addition to the forensics report that I had done by the JGAAP folks here: Forensic analysis of the fake Heartland ‘Climate Strategy Memo’ concludes Peter Gleick is the likely forger
by Joe Bast (via Fakegate.org)
The Heartland Institute today released more evidence that Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick was the likely author of a fake “climate strategy memo” that Gleick originally claimed came from a “Heartland insider,” and later said he received “in the mail” from an anonymous source.
Heartland released a computer forensics report, conducted by Protek International, which states: “We conclude that the Memo did not originate on the Heartland System. It was not created on the Heartland System and was never present there prior to its February 14 posting online.”
The new report contradicts disgraced climate scientist Gleick’s claim to have received the memo from someone affiliated with The Heartland Institute and adds to a growing body of evidence pointing to Gleick’s guilt.
A month ago, Juola & Associates, the premier provider of expert analysis and testimony in the field of text and authorship, said “it is more likely than not that Gleick is in fact the author/compiler of the document entitled ‘Confidential Memo: 2012 Heartland Climate Strategy,’ and further that the document does not represent a genuine strategy memo from the Heartland Institute.”
Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast said: “The Protek International forensic report is one more piece of evidence that Peter Gleick created the fake document with the intent of defaming us and the scientists we work with. He and his co-conspirators are so desperate to discredit anyone who disagrees with their alarmist views on man-made global warming that they are willing to lie, steal, and even defraud their own friends and allies in the media.”
Bast added: “We once again call on Gleick to make a full confession, and on the Pacific Institute and its allies to stop defending Gleick and his unethical and illegal conduct.”
Background:
On February 20, Gleick, a prominent climate scientist, confessed to being the anonymous party who obtained confidential corporate documents from The Heartland Institute and circulated them along with a document titled “Confidential Memo: 2012 Heartland Climate Strategy.” While confessing to using fraud to obtain the stolen documents, he claimed to have received the “climate strategy” memo anonymously in the mail.
Since “Fakegate” occurred, ThinkProgress, Greenpeace, 350.org, and other radical environmental groups have been using the stolen and fake documents to attack Heartland’s corporate donors and the scientists who work with it.
The Protek investigation was conducted by Protek co-founder Daniel Bellich, a 27-year veteran of the FBI and former supervisor of the Chicago Division’s Special Operations Group, and Keith G. Chval, former chief of the High Tech Crimes Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and president of the Chicago Chapter of The American Society of Digital Forensics and Electronic Discovery. Both men signed the report on April 20, certifying they would swear to its findings in a court of law.
For more information about the global warming scandal and the complete forensic report from Protek International, visit Fakegate.org or contact Director of Communications Jim Lakely at jlakely@heartland.org and 312/377-4000.
The Heartland Institute is a 28-year-old national nonprofit organization with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Washington, DC. Its mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. For more information, visit our Web site or call 312/377-4000.
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“#peakwater” ?? …………*sigh*
Stop whinging about it and charge him.
You have to be blunt with this unkempt bearded leftist who tried to bring us all down, as he said we are part of a paraphrased “big money big oil machine,” when we are the opposite in that we are kind of a ragtag (but noble) group, and the govt supported Chicken Littles get something like 225 times our total funding. We are the little guy, the underdog, the beaten up, the dumped on. We are the good guys. And oil has nothing do with us. I just got wind that oil companies are in fact contributing to the climate changers. The financial advantage of the warmists is monumental, astounding.
I called him the Geek Glieck because he has that gawky (really, gaunt!) over-intellectual radical Berkeley leftist look. You thought he was smart, but then he proved, frankly, to be a feckless bumbling idiot in his shoddy execution of his evil and criminal scheme to disgrace us. What a dunce.
This public relations tap dancing without a criminal investigation or civil lawsuit coming forth is making HI look weak and only emboldens the distractors. Either sh*t or get off the pot.
Ok, that’s nice. So what now?
So far it’s all blabber. Talk without action – meaningless.
Count me in with those who think this is non-news. I know Heartland may not be able to do anything with regard to criminal charges, but they do have recourse to civil action. Hearing there have been civil or criminal charges filed would be news. Gleick admitting to be the author of the forged document would be news.
The US opens a new line of attack in the AGW battle:
“Administration Releases 10-Year Global Change Strategic Plan
The Obama Administration today released a 10-year strategic plan for research related to global change, identifying priorities that will help state and local governments, businesses, and communities prepare for anticipated changes in the global environment, including climate change, in the decades ahead.
“Human actions are altering the atmosphere, the land, and our oceans, placing new pressures on the Earth’s ecosystems and threatening the health and economic welfare of our Nation and the world,” said Tom Armstrong, Executive Director of the USGCRP. “High-quality and well-coordinated research is essential if we are to better understand and predict future changes, develop strategies to minimize our vulnerabilities, and adapt to changes that can’t be avoided.”
http://www.globalchange.gov/whats-new/689-new-usgcrp-strategic-plan-for-2012-2021
I would love to see this jerk ( Gleick ) go to prison, but under the Obama administration, don’t be surprised if they drag their feet on prosecuting him. Just read newest story in front of this one that shows the committment this administration has in using climate fraud to advance their dangerous and insideous political agenda.
from gleick to Zwick, who is mostly described as a “veteran derivatives industry journalist”. this is a painful-to-read five pages long and then Zwick writes about half the comments himself, so there’s no way i’m going to excerpt a single word. :
30 April: Forbes: Steve Zwick: Heartland channels Alfred E. Newman and Emily Litella in Climate Debate
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevezwick/2012/04/30/heartland-channels-alfred-e-newman-and-emily-litella-in-climate-debate/
Why are so many people yelling get on with it or shut up, or variation of the same? If you’re not interested, go read something else. There’s plenty to choose from.
Heartland is doing it properly and doing it well. This is going to court and it will be – pardon the pun – watertight. I for one am interested in this. Thank you, Anthony, for bringing the latest. Ignore the whingers, please, there are a lot of people who want to be kept informed. This is news.
Cheers.
Cuthbert says:
May 1, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Hey Mr Lurker and other whiners. Firstly I enjoyed reading the update about the Gleick affair. Secondly I imagine that The Heartland Institute are doing all they can to bring Gleick to justice. They have their reputation to protect and perhaps this is another important step in that direction.
If I were in the box seat at Heartland I’d hold off pressing charges till the week before the Rio carbonfest.
This PR just reminds Gleick et al of what happened on a regular basis till then Death by a thousand cuts. Cruel, but fair.
Its better to get the criminal case going before the civil case. Its possible that HI is having trouble getting the US Attorney to act on the criminal case. This report is designed to put pressure on the US Attorney’s office. If people are frustrated with the lack of action they should contact the US Attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald:
United States Attorney’s Office
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
219 S. Dearborn St., 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 353-5300
http://www.justice.gov/usao/iln/
“Severian says: May 1, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Gleick, bald with a bad combover. Once again, more bald guys who are AGW alarmists. ”
And yet Mr Watts & Colman seem to have most if not all of their hair. Hmmm maybe being a skeptic is more conducive to keeping your folicles on your head? I need some research money to look into it.
If you don’t like hearing about Gleick, then don’t read it.
End of story. He made his bed, he lied, he committed a felony which he admitted too so he deserves bad press and if there is new news about it, I want to hear about it since the MSM or Lame stream media won’t report it, so I guess this is where I hear about it.
Go read the MSM if you don’t want to hear about Peter Gleick. They won’t report about this stuff. So if you really are a regular reader of WUWT, then skip this article and stop complaining. There are other regulars such as me which want to hear about news like this.
My guess is that Heartland’s legal team is looking at civil action first. Squeeze Gleick for as much money as they can get. Then go for the criminal prosecution. If they went in reverse order, Gleick’s legal bills for his criminal defense attorneys would decrease the amount available for compensatory damages.
Second, if there’s an immediate criminal trial, it’s likely that Barry would pardon Gleick. For that reason, it’d be better to hold off on the criminal charges until after Romney wins the election.
Jeef says:
May 1, 2012 at 6:45 pm
If I were in the box seat at Heartland I’d hold off pressing charges till the week before the Rio carbonfest.
This PR just reminds Gleick et al of what happened on a regular basis till then Death by a thousand cuts. Cruel, but fair.
Agreed. HI is bending over backwards to give him both the opportunity and the forum to apologize. If he doesn’t, that’ll be just one more strike against him.
Matthew W: We trust that there will be an indictment at some point??
Jack Langdon: It’s all window dressing unless Heartland take him to court!
corev: When will he be charged?
Bloke down the pub: So when do the police come knocking at his door?
Frederick Michael says:The wheels of justice are turning.
Derek Sorensen: Why don’t Heartland just take the fool to court and stop messing around?
blackswhitewash.com: Yawn. Get him arrested or get over it.
Don Keiller: Charge this bozo with fraud, or stop carping.
Richard: Peter Gleick is worse than despicable. He deserves criminal prosecution.
Sean: When are criminal charges going to be laid?
26south: Next step, sue Gleick. Or shut up about this.
copner: I have a lot of sympathy for Heartland as victims of this fraud, but frankly I’m losing patience – they need to stop protesting and actually sue the guy,
M.Hulme: Stop whinging about it and charge him.
timg56: Hearing there have been civil or criminal charges filed would be news.
Chuck Wiese: I would love to see this jerk ( Gleick ) go to prison
rogerknights says: some legal expert said that Heartland is getting the best legal advice available, by specialists in this sort of thing, and that they know what they’re doing in the tactics they’ve followed (by not suing yet and not seeking a criminal indictment).
Ally E.: Heartland is doing it properly and doing it well.
James Allison says: I imagine that The Heartland Institute are doing all they can to bring Gleick to justice.
mpaul: Its better to get the criminal case going before the civil case. Its possible that HI is having trouble getting the US Attorney to act on the criminal case.
Bill Tuttle: HI is bending over backwards to give him both the opportunity and the forum to apologize. If he doesn’t, that’ll be just one more strike against him.
As I’m not a lawyer, perhaps that is why I expected action a lot quicker than this. I am very disappointed Heartland do not seem to have taken any of the non-legal action which was open. E.g. I have heard nothing about any complaint to the UK press complaints commission and BBC where they were almost guaranteed to have won. Perhaps this comes after a legal case. I don’t know, but all this inaction suggests they don’t intend to progress any further than publicity, which is tantamount to saying Gleick was right and we were wrong.
I know the Heartland institute are a commercial business. The longer I wait, the more I wonder what is going on. Have they been bought out in some way, or worse, are just using us to get publicity for themselves?
We are sceptics … we are rightly just as sceptical of the motives of sceptics … until we see the colour of the legal brief. Let us hope for Heartland’s sake we see action soon.
Blackswhitewash.com says:
Yawn. Get him arrested or get over it.
What world do you live in? Our Environmental Protection Agency admits they would ‘crucify’ an oil company for next to nothing, while our Department of Justice is less interested in Gleick than they are in securing our borders or preventing voter fraud. Along with several others who post here, I E-mailed the DOJ asking if/when they would be opening an investigation. We received the computer generated “Thank you for your inquiry” reply, but have heard nothing since. It’s better for President Obama that this be pursued in civil court anyway. That will spare him the embarrassment of pardoning Gleick as he leaves office this coming January.
Get over it my ass. It’s time for the punishment to fit the crime. Climate fraudsters and criminals like Gleick and Mann need to be exposed and punished. The Heartland Institute should hire the best lawyer available, expose Peter Gleick’s lies, and trumpet them loudly and repeatedly in the most public forum possible. The Virginia Supreme Court should force the release of Mann’s e-mails for the world to see and let the chips fall where they may. In both this cases, the largest monetary judgement possible should be won, and liens should be placed on everything they own.
I suspect Heartland don’t want things to move too quickly, especially if they intend to extract maximum value from any legal process. This is, after all, an election year in the US.
The genuine documents also appeared to show what I had always assumed: That they are not a large organization with deep pockets and resources to spare.
Has Gleick been,at the very least, suspended from his job? If not, why not? Anyone in my company doing something like this would have been out the door in a flash.
Back in the 90s, a liberal old couple illegally recorded a conversation between Gingrich and Boehner who were “conspiring” to uphold the law. The press tried to make hay of it, until the legal authorities got involved and started threatening prosecutions.
The law breakers learned. So when they broke the law this time, they made sure they forged some documents to keep the heat on the story, instead of the crime. The only problem is they learned a single lesson. Not all the lessons.
They forgot Rathergate.
In any civil litigation, the first claim Glieck’s lawyer will make is that the insider strategy document really came to Glieck from a Heartland insider.
Heartland (and their legal team) quite naturally want to preclude that claim and the Protek investigation provides for:
1) Affirmatively refuting the remote possibility that some disgruntled Heartland insider really did write it. Consider the consequences of Hertland top management and lawyers being blindsided during “discovery” of some evidence that a Heartland insider forged the memo. This step eliminates that possibility.
2) Affirmatively demonstrating the memo is a forgery, not merely by presumption and inference but by definition, in that it did not come from anyone inside Heartland, ergo it was forged by an outsider.
3) Preempting Glieck’s claim to have recieved the memo from a Heartland insider, and exposing Glieck to discovery on the provenance of the forgery he has admitted to possessing and promulgating.
Litigation is like chess: castle your king early on, know the outcomes of any move, be prepared to counter, be prepared for a long game.
What is disconcerting to me at this stage is there have been no reports of Gleick’s computers (at home or office) being seized. But Glieck wouldn’t likely publicize that, the FBI would tend toward “no comment”, and Heartland and their attorneys may be playing their cards close to their chest.
>If you don’t like hearing about Gleick, then don’t read it.
It’s not a question of not wanting to read the story.
I want to read the story, regardless of what it says.
However what it does say affects my opinion, and I (and others) are entitled to say so. Lack of action on Heartland’s part, affects my opinion of them.