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Misreading Climategate - an LA Times Op-Ed by IoE Director Glen MacDonald

Institute of the Environment Director and Professor Glen MacDonald comments on "Climategate" - the illegal interception of e-mails from scientists at Britain's University of East Anglia.

"The fight over scientists' stolen e-mails is a dangerous distraction from the frighteningly urgent threat of global warming," stated MacDonald.

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Published: Wednesday, December 09, 2009

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