Winter ice on the coastline of Canada's Baffin IslandJEFF SCHMALTZ
A set of science and academic advocacy groups say that in granting a freedom of information request to obtain full access to a climate researcher's documents, the University of Virginia is sending the message that it will not take measures to protect its researchers from harassment.
A conservative think tank called the American Tradition Institute sued the University of Virginia to obtain records from climate researchers, including Michael Mann, who worked there until 2005, when he moved to Penn State University, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. ATI promotes the idea the there is no proof that climate-change is man-made, via "research, investigative journalism, and litigation," according to its website. Four advocacy groups—the American Association of University Professors, the American Geophysical Union, Climate Science ...
