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Despite the significance of the scandal and its impact on the theory suggesting humans cause climate change, in a profoundly bizarre situation the [[Mainstream media]] attempted to bury the Climategate story.<ref name=accuracyinmedia>Allie Duzett. [http://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-ignore-climate-science-scandal/ Media Ignore Climate Science Scandal], [[Accuracy In Media]], November 23, 2009.</ref> At the same time, liberal [[Wikipedia]] quickly [[Censorship|censored]] Climategate and referred to it as an illegal "incident," as the work of computer hackers stealing data — contrary to [[Freedom of Information Act]] requests. In spite of the [[Liberal media|liberal media's]] [[bias]] attempt to hide the scandal, news of Climategate quickly spread because many other more notable sources of [[media]] covered the story. Commentators and others in the media covered news on Climategate, many of which outlined important takeaways about specific information valuable to the public.<ref>Larrey Anderson. [http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/revenge_of_the_computer_nerds_1.html Revenge of the Computer Nerds], ''American Thinker'', December 09, 2009.</ref>
Despite the significance of the scandal and its impact on the theory suggesting humans cause climate change, in a profoundly bizarre situation the [[Mainstream media]] attempted to bury the Climategate story.<ref name=accuracyinmedia>Allie Duzett. [http://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-ignore-climate-science-scandal/ Media Ignore Climate Science Scandal], [[Accuracy In Media]], November 23, 2009.</ref> At the same time, liberal [[Wikipedia]] quickly [[Censorship|censored]] Climategate and referred to it as an illegal "incident," as the work of computer hackers stealing data — contrary to [[Freedom of Information Act]] requests. In spite of the [[Liberal media|liberal media's]] [[bias]] attempt to hide the scandal, news of Climategate quickly spread because many other more notable sources of [[media]] covered the story. Commentators and others in the media covered news on Climategate, many of which outlined important takeaways about specific information valuable to the public.<ref>Larrey Anderson. [http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/revenge_of_the_computer_nerds_1.html Revenge of the Computer Nerds], ''American Thinker'', December 09, 2009.</ref>
To be fair, an independent analysis cleared the scientists involved of any wrongdoing,<ref>Hilary Whiteman. [http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/07/climategate.email.review/?hpt=Sbin 'Climategate' review clears scientists of dishonesty], ''CNN World'', July 07, 2010.</ref> and, in 2011, a study conducted by global warming skeptic Richard A. Muller, largely funded by the oil industry,<ref>Joe Romm. [http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/02/14/207519/exclusive-richard-muller-charles-koch-judith-curry-and-the-implosion-of-the-berkeley-earth-surface-temperature-study/ Exclusive: Richard Muller, Charles Koch, Judith Curry and the implosion of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study], ''Think Progress'', February 14, 2011.</ref> has confirmed the results of the scientists involved in climate gate, concluding that "Global warming is real."<ref>Richard A. Muller. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204422404576594872796327348.html#articleTabs%3Darticle The Case Against Global-Warming Skepticism], ''Wall Street Journal'', October 21, 2011.</ref> However, the study makes baseless conclusions that just because the Earth is warming it means that humans are causing it ('anthropogenic global warming' versus 'global warming'), falling victim to the old liberal 'bait and switch' technique.<ref>E. Calvin Beisner. [http://www.masterresource.org/2011/10/best-as-bad-irrelevance-muller/ BEST as Bad: The Irrelevance of Richard Muller’s Vaunted Proclamation], ''MasterResource
A free-market energy blog'', October 27, 2011.</ref>
==Climategate Scandal==
==Climategate Scandal==