Michael Mann Cleared in “Climategate” Case
July 2, 2010 at 8:57 am Ryan Jones 1 comment
Almost eight months after launching its inquiry, Penn State has cleared Michael Mann of any ethical or academic misconduct in his climate research. You can read the University’s release on the findings here, including a link to the full report from the panel of scholars who carried out the inquiry. You can also read how some of country’s biggest papers covered the story here, here, and here. Among the facts noted is that the Penn State panel interviewed researchers who have been critical of Mann’s work; as the New York Times’ “Dot Earth” blog sums up, “months of sifting … files by an army of passionate critics have revealed little more than signs he is a prickly, competitive, defensive scientist — hardly a rare species.”
In February, Mann was cleared of most allegations in a case that has become an international symbol of the contentious debate over global climate change.
Ryan Jones, senior editor
Entry filed under: College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Controversy, Faculty research, Penn State in the news. Tags: Climategate, Michael Mann.
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1. David Greene | July 4, 2010 at 11:33 am
I’ve read the leaked emails and examined the computer codes therein. As a PSU alumnus (MS, Physics), I am ashamed of the “whitewash” of Michael Mann. The conduct of this conspirator as revealed in this email traffic is reprehensible to anyone who sincerely cares about progress in science.