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Date Posted: 19:34:02 03/12/07 Mon astroturf scientist funded by big oil - you'll be seeing him a lot quoted by Hannity. It's too bad he's getting threats, those that do should be prosecuted, and it just inflates his self importance. --------- http://www.desmogblog.com/tim-ball-finding-new-ways-to-... In a September 26, 2006 letter to the Royal Society, Dr. Tim Ball, the leading signatory, identifies himself as "Professor of Climatology, University of Winnipeg." Not quite. From 1988 until his retirement in 1996, Dr. Ball was a Professor of Geography at that university. He has not, since, had any official position at U of W or at any university. So, he is not now a Professor of Climatology at the University of Winnipeg and, arguably, never was. It raises the question: if he is this cavalier about the factual accuracy of his own record of employment and credentials, how could he expect us to believe any of the rest of what he says? ------ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/10/113157/62 In 1996, Dr. Ball left his job at the University of Winnipeg for the more lucrative pursuit of scientific gun-for-hire ("environmental consultant"). According to the Center for Media and Democracy SourceWatch, he found a home at the American National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative front group supporting whatever initiatives their financial backers want them to endorse. Since 1997, one of their principal mandates has been to fight the environment movement in general and in particular, shoot down any regulation to decrease the emission of greenhouse gasses. "CFCs were never a problem... it's only because the sun is changing" and, "What's wrong with global warming ? There are lots of positive benefits to global warming." It seems as though Tim Ball traded his professional pride and ethics for easy money and an invitation to play with the big boys. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |