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Heartland Institute Document Leaker Comes Forward, Maintains Documents Are Real
Posted by Gsurface
on February 21, 2012
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The Bad Astronomer writes “Last week, an anonymous source leaked several internal documents from the Heartland Institute, a non-profit think tank known for anti-global-warming rhetoric. The leaker has come forward: Peter Gleick, scientist and journalist. In his admission, he cites his own breach of ethics, but also maintains that all the documents are real. This includes the potentially embarrassing ’2012 Climate Strategy’ document stating that Heartland wants to ‘dissuade teachers from teaching science.’ Heartland still claims this document is a forgery, but there is no solid evidence either way.”
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Heartland Institute Threatens To Sue Anyone Who Comments On Leaked Documents
Layzej writes “Bloggers around the world have been commenting on recently leaked Heartland Institute documents that reveal their internal strategies to discredit climate science. These posters are now under threat of legal action. According to the Heartland Institute ‘the individuals who have commented so far on these documents did not wait for Heartland to confirm or deny the authenticity of the documents. We believe their actions constitute civil and possibly criminal offenses for which we plan to pursue charges and collect payment for damages’”
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