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Sheldon Whitehouse: “And it provoked considerable review afterward because of the alarmist claims that were made in this phony attack on the…”

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
And it provoked considerable review afterward because of the alarmist claims that were made in this phony attack on the climate science. A number of pretty respectable organizations took a look at this. One was the university itself, and the university itself reached the conclusion on the specific allegations made against the behavior of CRU scientists, ``We find that their rigor and honesty as scientists are not in doubt. In addition, we do not find that their behavior has prejudiced the balance of advice given the policymakers. In particular, we did not find any evidence of behavior that might undermine the conclusions of the IPCC assessment.'' That was the university review. Not enough? The National Science Foundation also----
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Dec 14, 2011

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