Why? Is it not easy enough to find those email addresses using the World Wide Web? Morano's tactic invites the unthinking masses to send reactive and harassing emails to these people. No doubt that is his intention, to distract them from their real important work of climate science. And also to intimidate them.
Here's an example of what can happen:
Bullying, lies, and rise of right-wing climate denial
Australia's most distinguished climate scientists have become the target of a new form of cyber-bullying aimed at driving them out of the public debate.
In recent months, each time they enter the public debate through a newspaper article or radio interview these scientists are immediately subjected to a torrent of aggressive, abusive and, at times, threatening emails. Apart from the volume and viciousness of the emails, the campaign has two features - it is mostly anonymous and it appears to be orchestrated.
The messages are typically peppered with insults. One scientist was called a "Loudmouth, arrogant, conceited, ignorant wanker".
The emails frequently accuse the scientists of being frauds who manipulate their research in order to receive funding, such as this one to Ben McNeil at the UNSW:
"It's so obvious you are an activist going along with the climate change lie to protect your very lucrative employment contract."
They often blame the recipients of being guilty of crimes, as in this one received by Professor David Karoly at the University of Melbourne:
"It is probably not to (sic) extreme to suggest that your actions (deceitful) were so criminal to be compared with Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot. It is called treason and genocide.
"Oh, as a scientist, you have destroyed peoples trust in my profession. You are a criminal . Lest we forget."
Receiving emails like these is unsettling and at times disturbing, which of course is the point. They become worrying when they cross the line to personal threats, such as these sent to Professor Andy Pitman at the UNSW:
"There will be a day of facing the music for the Pitman type frauds... Pitman you are a f**king fool!"
And this one:
"If we see you continue, we will get extremely organised and precise against you."
When Pitman politely replied to the last, the response was more aggressive:
"F**k off mate, stop the personal attacks. Just do your science or you will end up collateral damage in the war, GET IT."
Benjamin Santer sometimes has personal protection bodyguards at conferences, and has been the subject of vandalistic attacks on his home.
Despite increasing attacks, climate scientists reiterate consensus
Santer, who was involved in the so-called 'Climategate' scandal in which over 1,000 emails between climate scientists in America and the U.K. were stolen and publicly posted by hackers, is just one of many scientists who report email attacks, including some suggesting that they should be lynched and explicitly threatening harm to their children.
Clearly Morano does this selectively. Looking at his page today, I find Judith Curry, John Christy, Patrick Michaels, Peter Webster, Roy Spencer, Roger Pielke Sr. -- NONE of whom have associated email addresses.
This is such a GREAT idea, Morano. You have confirmed your depth of scumminess by doing this.
Oh, and just in passing, ClimateDepot was cited by noted conservative columnist Cal Thomas as a great source of information on the climate change issue.
The German online news magazine "Focus" recently carried a story, "Warm Times Will Soon Be Over!" Commenting on the "new NASA high temperature record," which may be set, the magazine blames it on El Nino. [If there wasn't any global warming, then this moderate El Nino and its effects wouldn't be exceeding the effects of the 1997-1998 mega-El Nino.]
Meteorologists, like Joe D'Aleo of The Weather Channel, are publicly distancing themselves from the false doctrine of global warming. D'Aleo says, "We'll have La Nina conditions before the summer is over, and it will intensify further through the fall and winter. Thus we'll have cooler temperatures for the next couple of years."
Remember the scare ignited in 2007 by supposed melting Arctic ice caps? The Star Canada says a new analysis shows that the apparent change was the result of "shifting winds," while an expedition last year to the North Pole discovered the ice "100 percent thicker than expected."
Really? How about this, then?
Much of this information -- and more -- is available at the useful Website www.climatedepot.com.
Right, Cal. Shouldn't that be "... the useful climate scientist harassment Website www.climatedepot.com." ???
7 comments:
Funny how the goons on the left can threaten anyone that disagrees with them with impunity, but when it comes back around to them, they squeal like stuck pigs. GoreBull warming advocates have called for jailing and even execution for those that dare question the MIGHTY SCIENTISTS, that keep getting caught lying. UN IPCC reports have ALL BEEN PROVEN to be LIES. All the supporting data MANIPULATED. The whistle blower(s) that broke open climategate should be praised, like Erin Brakosnitch, but because they disgrace your side, they stole them. Thank god they did, breaking the law to thwart a much bigger crime(the climate swindle) is a good thing. You people should be ashamed of yourselves, but of course be proven wrong will only make you recalcitrant.
The theory of AGW has been disproved. It is nothing but a religion now. move on.
The use of the pejorative 'DENIER', and it's obvious association, proves this is politics not science...
Nobody said it was science. This is about differing interpretations of scientific statements. Deniers are denying that the common scientific understanding of the current causes of climate change is accurate.
Sir - Unthinking Masses? Is that how you see the vast majority of us - including the growing majority who don't accept your word, the IPCC's or Al Gore's as gospel? Maybe your problem is that people are thinking more, not less.
Your side puts out a black list to discredit scientists who disagree with your point of view, and then you get mad when they retaliate by putting out a list of emails of your guys. I believe the the old saying "the pot calling the kettle black" applies here
Two points: the article in question was not a blacklist. Anybody could have figured out who the main scientists in opposition to mainstream climate change science are.
And... their emails weren't published in the article. Morano is selectively publishing the emails of scientists on his trashblog inviting people to email them. "Unthinking" is the type of email that gets sent, full of frothing, blind rage. That's exactly what Morano wants. That's why he's scum. Bubbling, filthy, stinking scum festering in a record-setting June heat wave that goes a long way toward showing the lie at the center of his schemes.
Post a Comment