PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

Panel Clears Researchers in 'Climategate' Controversy

LA Times (Apr 15 2010)

An independent panel found "no evidence of any deliberate scientific malpractice" by the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, which was accused of misrepresenting global warming data. The panel concluded the scientists instead were "slightly disorganised." The panel did criticize the UK government for charging for access to government data sets.