Fred Pearce dissects the ClimateGate hubbub in The Guardian. His analysis reveals hysteria and gamesmanship rather than wrongdoings on the part of climate scientists – but, still, the blogs are abuzz about a “crumbling” foundation of climate science. The legacy of ClimateGate lives on through a general mistrust of science across a very unscientific public.
Almost all the media and political discussion about the hacked climate emails has been based on brief soundbites publicised by professional sceptics and their blogs. In many cases, these have been taken out of context and twisted to mean something they were never intended to.
