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Behind the scenes of this NASA embarrassment
June 3, 2008 by Fred Bortz, 1 year 22 weeks ago
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See my review of Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming by Mark Bowen for the inside story that led to this report.
My review is mixed because I considered the details "mind-numbing" and the book a paean to Hansen, which made it seem less credible despite the author's thorough research.
However, the book's bottom line was correct, as this report confirms. This was a shameful episode in both the history of NASA and the abuse of science in the service of a political agenda.
I am glad to see that the NASA Office of Inspector General was forthcoming in its criticism of the incidents.
Fred Bortz -- Science and technology books for young readers (www.fredbortz.com) and Science book reviews (www.scienceshelf.com)