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<small>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtdoPeYdNRA Al Gore Weighs In On Climate Gate], ''CNN'' interview pt.1 <br /> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3IRdkPkatE Al Gore Weighs In On Climate Gate], ''CNN'' interview pt.2</small>]]

<small>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtdoPeYdNRA Al Gore Weighs In On Climate Gate], ''CNN'' interview pt.1 <br /> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3IRdkPkatE Al Gore Weighs In On Climate Gate], ''CNN'' interview pt.2</small>]]

[[File:UnitedStatesSnow slideshow 604x500.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Image from NASA showing a record snowfall in the western United States on December 9, 2009, contradicting Gore's claim. (NASA)]]

[[File:UnitedStatesSnow slideshow 604x500.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Image from NASA showing a record snowfall in the western United States on December 9, 2009, contradicting Gore's claim. (NASA)]]

The '''Climategate''' scandal erupted when emails were exposed, showing [[scientific fraud|fraud]] and [[manipulation]]s by scientists concerning the [[Global Warming Theory]], which asserts that human activity causes dangerous increases in temperatures and thus [[climate change]]. On November 19, 2009, climate [[science]] was severely shaken by the release of a collection of [[e-mail]] messages, together with a collection of data and data processing programs, that were hacked or revealed by a whistle blower from the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU) in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], one of the key centers of [[global warming]] research.<ref>[http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/19/breaking-news-story-hadley-cru-has-apparently-been-hacked-hundreds-of-files-released/ Breaking News Story: CRU has apparently been hacked – hundreds of files released], ''Watts Up With That?'', November 19, 2009.</ref> The Climategate emails and climate data have been the subject of intense debate, calling to question assumptions on [[Anthropogenic global warming theory|anthropogenic (man-made) global warming]]; evidence revealed told the truth about man-made [[global warming]]: it's a [[fraud]].<ref>James Delingpole. [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100017393/climategate-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-anthropogenic-global-warming/ Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global Warming'?], Telegraph.co.uk, November 20, 2009.</ref><ref>[[Rush Limbaugh]]. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_113009/content/01125109.guest.html Universe of Lies: Big Warmers Try to Whitewash ClimateGate Fraud], RushLimbaugh.com, November 30, 2009.</ref><ref>Marc Sheppard. [http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/crus_source_code_climategate_r.html CRU's Source Code: Climategate Uncovered], ''American Thinker'', November 25, 2009.</ref><ref>Steve McIntyre. [http://www.climateaudit.org/?p=7168 Yamal: A "Divergence" Problem], climateaudit.org, September 27, 2009.</ref><ref>Andrew Orlowski. [http://sweetness-light.com/archive/one-of-the-frauds-behind-the-cru One Of The Scandals In The CRU Emails], ''Sweetness & Light'', September 29, 2009.</ref> The scandal that the suffix –'''gate''' implies is the state of climate science over the past decade revealed by a thousand emails, documents, and computer code sets between various prominent scientists released following the leaked data from the Climatic Research Unit.<ref name=3things>Iain Murray. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/three-things-you-absolutely-must-know-about-climategate/ Three Things You Absolutely Must Know About Climategate], ''[[Pajamas Media]]'', November 24, 2009.</ref> Climategate is said to have revealed the biggest scientific [[hoax]] in world history as the worst [[scandal]] of this [[generation]].<ref>Christopher Booker. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6679082/Climate-change-this-is-the-worst-scientific-scandal-of-our-generation.html Climate change: this is the worst scientific scandal of our generation], Telegraph.co.uk, November 28, 2009.</ref><ref>[[Glenn Beck]]. [http://www.glennbeck.com/content/videos/?uri=channels/338017/667734 The Biggest Scam In History (Video)], ''The Glenn Beck Program'', December 01, 2009.</ref>

The '''Climategate''' scandal erupted when emails were exposed, showing [[scientific fraud|fraud]] and [[manipulation]]s by scientists concerning the [[Global Warming Theory]], which asserts that human activity causes dangerous increases in temperatures and thus [[climate change]]. An email from [[Phil Jones]] to [[Michael Mann]] said, "... And don't leave stuff lying around on ftp sites — you never know who is trawling them. The two MMs have been after the CRU station data for years. If they ever hear there is a Freedom of Information Act now in the UK, I think I'll delete the file rather than send it to anyone." [http://www.eastangliaemails.com/emails.php?eid=490]

 

On November 19, 2009, climate [[science]] was severely shaken by the release of a collection of [[e-mail]] messages, together with a collection of data and data processing programs, that were hacked or revealed by a whistle blower from the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU) in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], one of the key centers of [[global warming]] research.<ref>[http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/19/breaking-news-story-hadley-cru-has-apparently-been-hacked-hundreds-of-files-released/ Breaking News Story: CRU has apparently been hacked – hundreds of files released], ''Watts Up With That?'', November 19, 2009.</ref> The Climategate emails and climate data have been the subject of intense debate, calling to question assumptions on [[Anthropogenic global warming theory|anthropogenic (man-made) global warming]]; evidence revealed told the truth about man-made [[global warming]]: it's a [[fraud]].<ref>James Delingpole. [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100017393/climategate-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-anthropogenic-global-warming/ Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global Warming'?], Telegraph.co.uk, November 20, 2009.</ref><ref>[[Rush Limbaugh]]. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_113009/content/01125109.guest.html Universe of Lies: Big Warmers Try to Whitewash ClimateGate Fraud], RushLimbaugh.com, November 30, 2009.</ref><ref>Marc Sheppard. [http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/crus_source_code_climategate_r.html CRU's Source Code: Climategate Uncovered], ''American Thinker'', November 25, 2009.</ref><ref>Steve McIntyre. [http://www.climateaudit.org/?p=7168 Yamal: A "Divergence" Problem], climateaudit.org, September 27, 2009.</ref><ref>Andrew Orlowski. [http://sweetness-light.com/archive/one-of-the-frauds-behind-the-cru One Of The Scandals In The CRU Emails], ''Sweetness & Light'', September 29, 2009.</ref> The scandal that the suffix –'''gate''' implies is the state of climate science over the past decade revealed by a thousand emails, documents, and computer code sets between various prominent scientists released following the leaked data from the Climatic Research Unit.<ref name=3things>Iain Murray. [http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/three-things-you-absolutely-must-know-about-climategate/ Three Things You Absolutely Must Know About Climategate], ''[[Pajamas Media]]'', November 24, 2009.</ref> Climategate is said to have revealed the biggest scientific [[hoax]] in world history as the worst [[scandal]] of this [[generation]].<ref>Christopher Booker. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6679082/Climate-change-this-is-the-worst-scientific-scandal-of-our-generation.html Climate change: this is the worst scientific scandal of our generation], Telegraph.co.uk, November 28, 2009.</ref><ref>[[Glenn Beck]]. [http://www.glennbeck.com/content/videos/?uri=channels/338017/667734 The Biggest Scam In History (Video)], ''The Glenn Beck Program'', December 01, 2009.</ref>

Despite the significance of the scandal and its impact on [[climate science]], 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 — despite [[Freedom of Information Act]] requests. Contrary to the [[Liberal media|liberal media's]] attempt to hide the scandal, Climategate has received news coverage from notable sources in the [[media]]. Commentators and others in the media have covered news on Climategate, many of which have 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 [[climate science]], 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 — despite [[Freedom of Information Act]] requests. Contrary to the [[Liberal media|liberal media's]] attempt to hide the scandal, Climategate has received news coverage from notable sources in the [[media]]. Commentators and others in the media have covered news on Climategate, many of which have 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>