Climategate is the most recent scandal in the environmental debates
in the environmental debates
in the environmental debates hi I’m Alex and welcome to watchmojo.com
hi I’m Alex and welcome to watchmojo.com
hi I’m Alex and welcome to watchmojo.com we sat down with political commentator
we sat down with political commentator
we sat down with political commentator Rex Murphy to get his take on its
Rex Murphy to get his take on its
Rex Murphy to get his take on its relevance so to give our viewers some
relevance so to give our viewers some
relevance so to give our viewers some context can you explain what exactly is
context can you explain what exactly is
context can you explain what exactly is Climategate
Climategate
Climategate well what Climategate is the most recent
well what Climategate is the most recent
well what Climategate is the most recent coinage or neologism refers to either
coinage or neologism refers to either
coinage or neologism refers to either the hacking or whistleblowing leaked
the hacking or whistleblowing leaked
the hacking or whistleblowing leaked from the CR u Institute of East Anglia
from the CR u Institute of East Anglia
from the CR u Institute of East Anglia which is one of the most prestigious
which is one of the most prestigious
which is one of the most prestigious feeding institutions to the UN’s IPCC
feeding institutions to the UN’s IPCC
feeding institutions to the UN’s IPCC panel the international panel on climate
panel the international panel on climate
panel the international panel on climate change
change
change Climategate right now crashing down and
Climategate right now crashing down and
Climategate right now crashing down and now claiming its first victims in the
now claiming its first victims in the
now claiming its first victims in the United Kingdom a top scientist caught up
United Kingdom a top scientist caught up
United Kingdom a top scientist caught up in the scandal stepping down and then we
in the scandal stepping down and then we
in the scandal stepping down and then we learned that the original raw data the
learned that the original raw data the
learned that the original raw data the temperature readings that they collected
temperature readings that they collected
temperature readings that they collected over the last hundred and fifty years it
over the last hundred and fifty years it
over the last hundred and fifty years it was simply announced very very recently
was simply announced very very recently
was simply announced very very recently that they had been lost
that they had been lost
that they had been lost the British Meteorological Office has
the British Meteorological Office has
the British Meteorological Office has announced that it will now set out an
announced that it will now set out an
announced that it will now set out an effort to reconstitute the raw data on
effort to reconstitute the raw data on
effort to reconstitute the raw data on which all of these projections are even
which all of these projections are even
which all of these projections are even though it’s going to be a three-year
though it’s going to be a three-year
though it’s going to be a three-year enterprise and I’ll draw from that two
enterprise and I’ll draw from that two
enterprise and I’ll draw from that two points one is that it doesn’t invalidate
points one is that it doesn’t invalidate
points one is that it doesn’t invalidate at all the possible scenarios that are
at all the possible scenarios that are
at all the possible scenarios that are being painted about global warming over
being painted about global warming over
being painted about global warming over the next century but it certainly tells
the next century but it certainly tells
the next century but it certainly tells you that the atmosphere of science which
you that the atmosphere of science which
you that the atmosphere of science which we would assume to be antiseptic
we would assume to be antiseptic
we would assume to be antiseptic disinterested neutralized and humble
disinterested neutralized and humble
disinterested neutralized and humble before the facts that that’s a kind of
before the facts that that’s a kind of
before the facts that that’s a kind of romantic image of science that will not
romantic image of science that will not
romantic image of science that will not stand up and secondly that I’m but I
stand up and secondly that I’m but I
stand up and secondly that I’m but I think it’s conceivably the largest issue
think it’s conceivably the largest issue
think it’s conceivably the largest issue that is facing the entire world the next
that is facing the entire world the next
that is facing the entire world the next hundred years and how we get our energy
hundred years and how we get our energy
hundred years and how we get our energy that it has become a kind of strange
that it has become a kind of strange
that it has become a kind of strange marriage between what we used to call
marriage between what we used to call
marriage between what we used to call pure science and advocacy and when
pure science and advocacy and when
pure science and advocacy and when advocacy goes to bed with science the
advocacy goes to bed with science the
advocacy goes to bed with science the product is not too attractive so what
product is not too attractive so what
product is not too attractive so what are these emails represent to you
are these emails represent to you
are these emails represent to you contents of these emails produce at
contents of these emails produce at
contents of these emails produce at least from the sea are you the east
least from the sea are you the east
least from the sea are you the east anglia institution is attempts to kind
anglia institution is attempts to kind
anglia institution is attempts to kind of bully opinions that are offside
of bully opinions that are offside
of bully opinions that are offside attempts to police the peer-reviewed
attempts to police the peer-reviewed
attempts to police the peer-reviewed journals would they shelve it bury it
journals would they shelve it bury it
journals would they shelve it bury it hide it lie about it what they tried
hide it lie about it what they tried
hide it lie about it what they tried they tried to make sure it never saw the
they tried to make sure it never saw the
they tried to make sure it never saw the light of day does it justify climate
light of day does it justify climate
light of day does it justify climate change scepticism I
change scepticism I
change scepticism I think in journalism and in science if
think in journalism and in science if
think in journalism and in science if you abandon skepticism you’ve abandoned
you abandon skepticism you’ve abandoned
you abandon skepticism you’ve abandoned the principles of both professions the
the principles of both professions the
the principles of both professions the only thing that maintained science is
only thing that maintained science is
only thing that maintained science is the clash of honest and I stress honest
the clash of honest and I stress honest
the clash of honest and I stress honest honest and disinterested the scientist
honest and disinterested the scientist
honest and disinterested the scientist is not going out to establish a policy
is not going out to establish a policy
is not going out to establish a policy he’s not going out to kind of give us a
he’s not going out to kind of give us a
he’s not going out to kind of give us a new reading of how we should organize
new reading of how we should organize
new reading of how we should organize the world but on the political edge of
the world but on the political edge of
the world but on the political edge of it you’ll have people like mr. Gore who
it you’ll have people like mr. Gore who
it you’ll have people like mr. Gore who is a politician who is prescribing
is a politician who is prescribing
is a politician who is prescribing policies and he’s attempting to finesse
policies and he’s attempting to finesse
policies and he’s attempting to finesse the policies under the umbrella of
the policies under the umbrella of
the policies under the umbrella of science that’s a bad mix
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