I really don't know where to begin. Finally after a four month investigation Pennsylvania State University has given Michael Mann, one of the adjudged conspirators of data manipulation, the all clear on research misconduct.
While this announcement is most welcome for some reason it does not feel like a victory. Unforgivably, I can not erase the smug looks I imagine are still frozen to the faces of the climate denier's. Their malicious aim was to muddy Copenhagen. Derailment. Loss of ground, indeed, but it is better to be absolved of wrongdoing than be held to the firing wall. Not that deniers will be satisfied with this finding, they are unable to accept evidence unless it is exclusively theirs.
The fact is we should feel more secure about science, especially when it is scrutinised by peers.
I think it is fair to say the news coverage was hot when it first leaked. And milder when the all clear was given. I still believe the real story rests with the mainstream media. The bias is palpable. Whatever it is that bends them they are not giving it away.
