This 'n' That; Climate; Chaffetz; ++; October 5th
When Facts Don't Support, Jail The Dissenters! [From Breitbart.com] The plan by climate alarmists to have other scientists imprisoned for their ‘ global warming ’ skepticism is backfiring horribly, and the chief alarmist is now facing a House investigation into what has been called “ the largest science scandal in US history .” [...] But his first, far bigger mistake, was his hubris in organizing the letter [suggesting use of the RICO laws against dissenters] in the first place. It drew the attention of Shukla’s critics to something which, presumably, he would have preferred to keep secret: that for nearly 14 years, he, his family and his friends have been gorging themselves on taxpayers’ money at IGES; and that this money comes on top of the very generous salary he receives for doing much the same work at George Mason University (GMU). It’s the latter detail which has led former Virginia State Climatologist ...