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Climategate 2 and the FOIA/Mole Incident

Dec 27, 2011 – 10:12 PM

The FOIA/Mole incident of July 2009 attracted much public interest and somehow seems connected to the subsequent Climategate events, though precisely how (and even whether) remains unclear. The incident was discussed in both Mosher and Fuller’s CRUTape Letters and Fred Pearce’s Climate Files, though not in Andrew Montford’s Hockey Stick Illusion (which was mostly complete [...]

By Steve McIntyre | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments (155)

Met Office/CRU Finds the Mole

Jul 28, 2009 – 9:29 AM

More news on the Met Office/CRU molehunt. Late yesterday (Eastern time), I learned that the Met Office/CRU had identified the mole. They are now aware that there has in fact been a breach of security. They have confirmed that I am in fact in possession of CRU temperature data, data so sensitive that, according to [...]

By Steve McIntyre | Posted in CRU, FOIA | Comments (204)

A Mole

Jul 25, 2009 – 9:35 PM

OK, folks, guess what. I’m now in possession of a CRU version giving data for every station in their station list . In their refusal letter, the Met Office described adverse consequences of disclosing CRU station data, an event that apparently would let loose the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The Met Office stated: Some [...]

By Steve McIntyre | Posted in FOIA, Surface Record | Comments (282)
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