Wednesday, 18 July 2012

BBC: "Police end 'ClimateGate' inquiry"

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"The police investigation into the so-called 'ClimateGate' affair is over.

"Norfolk Constabulary says there is no realistic prospect of finding the culprit within the statutory time limit of three years since the 2009 offence.

"The theft and release of e-mails from the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit provoked a huge furore over the integrity of climate science.

"...Prof Edward Acton, the university's vice-chancellor, said he was disappointed that the perpetrators had not been caught:
"The misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating following the publication of the stolen emails - including the theory that the hacker was a disgruntled UEA employee - did real harm to public perceptions about the dangers of climate change.

The results of the independent inquiries and recent scientific studies have vindicated our scientists, who have returned to their important task of providing the best possible scientific information on this globally critical issue."

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