Science, the blogosphere and education

By Andrew Hunt2010-11-01T00:00:00

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Endpoint: Andrew Hunt has the last word

When hacked e-mails from Scientists at the Climate Research Unit (CRU) in East Anglia were made public last year, denialist bloggers quoted statements to do as much damage as possible to public trust in climate scientists. Other bloggers - such as the scientists who contribute to 'RealClimate' - were quick to retaliate but much damage was done, especially in the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.

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