Apparently, if you are caught red-handed being a liar and manipulator, the best retort is to call the truth a "smear campaign."
Hacked climate emails called a "smear campaign"Isn't it odd that there is no discussion whatsoever about the data? Rather the argument is that the "peers" who were involved in the manipulation and fraud "reviewed" each others' positions and as a result the "peer-reviewed" manipulation and fraud is unimpeachable.by Stacy Feldman, SolveClimate solveclimate.com/
(SolveClimate) Three leading scientists who on Tuesday released a report documenting the accelerating pace of climate change said the scandal that erupted last week over hacked emails from climate scientists is nothing more than a "smear campaign" aimed at sabotaging December climate talks in Copenhagen.
"We're facing an effort by special interests who are trying to confuse the public," said Richard Somerville, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a lead author of the UN IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
Dissenters see action to slow global warming as "a threat," he said.
The comments were made in a conference call for reporters.
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