US EditionOver 85 scientists say Energy Dept. climate report lacks merit
- More than 85 scientists have denounced a report by the Energy Department, claiming it is full of errors and misrepresentations.
- The group stated that the Energy Department relied too heavily on debunked research and failed to follow a peer-review process.
- Andra Garner, a climate scientist, pointed out that the report favors outdated views over scientific consensus.
- The scientists identified various errors, including misquoting international reports and mixing up study results.
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FFRF denounces Trump’s climate change science denial
The Trump administration has released a report whitewashing science that is being properly blasted by 85 scientists. The science group’s 439-page, peer-reviewed rebuttal, submitted at the conclusion of the government’s official comment period, is three times longer than the Energy Department’s report on climate change. Many of the scientists are especially indignant because their work is being cited in the misleading Energy Department report, wr…
Pielke Jr.: ‘Science is Not Team Sport’ – ‘The blue team response to DOE (climate report) shows that climate assessment is broken’
Dr. Roger Pielke Jr.: I took a look at the DK25 (Trump Admin's DOE dissenting climate) report in my areas of expertise, as I did with the DOE CWG (85 scientists pushing back on DOE report), and I found numerous statements that were simply false — among them that World Weather Attribution was not created with litigation in mind, that NOAA”s “billion dollar disasters” (RIP) tabulation was scientifically valid, that SRES had 6 not 40 scenarios, and
More than 80 U.S. experts denounced Tuesday a Trump administration climate report for reviving tobacco industry tactics to cast doubt on scientific consensus. In a 440-page rebuttal, 85 scientists accused the government of relying on a handful of authors who used discredited studies, misrepresented evidence, and circumvented peer review to reach predetermined conclusions.
85 leading climate scientists are sharply criticizing a new climate report from the US Department of Energy, which could have major consequences.
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