Saturday, January 30, 2010

Scientists Broke the Law by Hiding Climate Change Data: But Legal Loophole Means they Won't Be Prosecuted

Scientist at the heart of the 'Climategate' email scandal broke the law when they refused to give raw data to the public, the privacy watchdog has ruled.

The Information Commissioner's office said University of East Anglia researchers breached the Freedom of Information Act when handling requests from climate change sceptics.