Leading Australian climate scientists have received death threats and harrassing messages over social media. This is in the context of a controversial carbon tax proposal, being advocated by Australia's climate scientists and government following a year of record storms and floods that made Australia seem like a version of Sim City set on "insanely difficult."
"Young said that scientists had been threatened with assault if they were identified in the street. Among those targeted is Prof Will Steffen, ANU's climate institute director.
Steffen is the co-author of a high-profile Climate Commission report that was published two weeks ago. The report calls for urgent action to avoid sea level rises of a metre or more over the course of the next century.
The death threats have not been confined to the ANU, with universities in New South Wales and Queensland also tightening security for more than 30 ecology, environmental policy and meteorology researchers, according to The Canberra Times.
Several scientists have reportedly switched to unlisted home phone numbers and deleted social media profiles that have been defaced by abuse and obscene images."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/06/australia-climate-scientists-death-threats via boingboing.net
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dystopianfuturetodaysays...All these scientists gettin' me pissed.
DerHasisttotsays...>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
All these scientists gettin' me pissed.
We should do something about them sciencin'...yeah... let's see if they maybe have some sort of... accident!
Sagemindsays...I don't think people are mad because of climate research as the they report but the new tax they are trying to implement!
marblessays...>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
All these scientists gettin' me pissed.
Yeah, those IPCC "scientists". They should.
bamdrewsays...f'ckin climates, how do they work?
acidSpinesays...I was sad when Michael Caton and Noni Hazlehurst got divorced. It ruined Better Homes and Gardens for me.
Trancecoachsays...it's a small country, *downunder
siftbotsays...Adding video to channels (Downunder) - requested by Trancecoach.
NaMeCaFsays...Ha, what a load of bollocks...
http://www.news.com.au/national/carbon-death-threats-go-cold/story-e6frfkvr-1226072073038
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