GMU still paralyzed; Wegman, Rapp still paranoid

onJan 6, 2011 @ 10:14 PST

WegmanGate, SkepticGate:

Isn’t it Time to Slam the Gate?

George Mason University continues to fritter away its reputation for academic integrity by failing to act on plagiarism charges against Dr. Edward Wegman – but the indefatigable John Mashey has not rested in the long interegnum since the complaint was filed.

Mashey’s latest update is attached below and with his first edition, here. John recommends particularly the paranoic rantings of Dr. Donald Rapp (in the new Section 3) as well as Wegman’s own unfolding commentary (Appendix A 3), which continues regardless of a GMU directive that he not comment on his investigation until the beleaguered braintrust at his university decides to recognize the obvious – or cover up.

By Richard Littlemore

uk/Tory Leadership Contender Robert Jenrick’s Pro-Coal and Anti-Net Zero Record

ByAdam Barnett and Sam Bright

onJul 25, 2024 @ 07:44 PDT

The Conservative candidate has changed his tune on climate action, recently attacking Labour’s net zero policies and arguing for new fossil fuel extraction.

Dutch and U.S. Climate Deniers Join Forces as Europe Shifts to the Right

ByNina Tea Zibetti, Alexander Beunder, Merel de Buck and Jilles Mast

onJul 24, 2024 @ 22:00 PDT

Clintel’s fifth anniversary conference in town outside Amsterdam offers a glimpse of the group’s transatlantic ties.

uk/Labour Urged to Release Cumbria Coal Mine Documents by Ex-Net Zero Tsar

ByPeter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin

onJul 24, 2024 @ 07:07 PDT

The government is being taken to court for failing to publish the evidence provided to ministers before they backed the controversial scheme.

Enquête : Les initiatives de l’industrie de l’aquaculture visant à promouvoir des pêcheries durables en Afrique de l’Ouest sont entachées de « conflits d’intérêts massifs »

ByBrigitte Wear, Hazel Healy and Michaela Herrmann

onJul 23, 2024 @ 04:04 PDT

Les responsables de campagne critiquent des programmes volontaires « fortement défectueux », tandis que l’analyse de DeSmog révèle l'absence de représentation de la société civile ou des communautés locales affectées par les dommages causés par l’industrie des farines et huiles de poisson.

Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture