California relies on fake environmental studies, and fired a whistle blower for calling them out.
One UCLA science researcher, a 34-year veteran of the school, found himself out of a job in 2011 after examining the data underlying diesel regulations proposed by a California regulator and exposing the shoddy credentials of a lead author of that regulator’s report.
James Enstrom secured victory in a two-and-a-half year legal battle against UCLA last week when the school agreed to settle the case.
The school is paying the “diesel particulate matter” expert $140,000, reinstating his title as “Retired Researcher,” and restoring his access to UCLA resources, “effectively” rescinding his termination, according to the American Center for Law & Justice, which represented Enstrom.
Enstrom had challenged the validity of a California Air Resources Board study on diesel particulate matter and mortality in the state and the regulations that followed. He denounced the research as a faulty reading of data.
UCLA retaliated against Enstrom after he “became an aggressive and lone critic at UCLA of air pollution research,” escalating in 2008 after he testified in California Senate hearings, according to a lawsuit filed by the center in 2012.
It accused the school of initiating “a series of actions designed to silence and ultimately terminate Dr. Enstrom.”
Enstrom exposed fraudulent behavior in the studies on which the board relied, including that of the lead author of a 2008 report. Hien Tran “admitted he purchased” a magna cum laude Ph.D. for $1,000 from a “diploma mill associated with a fugitive pedophile,” according to CalWatchdog.
It’s “the standard MO” of the regulatory board to use “unverified studies to gin up regulations” in the state, according to Lois Henry, a Bakersfield Californian columnist who covers California politics, in a column last month.
VINDICATED: Researcher punished for exposing climate fraud beats UCLA
..and California rescinded it’s diesel regulations
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OT, I see you made Ace of Spades again, well done Tony.
I’m not that familiar with the jargon sometimes. What is “Ace of Spades” in this context?
These guys (and gals): http://www.ace.mu.nu/
I thought it might be the blog, but couldn’t find a mention there. (I used to be on a forum with the person who started a blog with that name, way back in 1999, He was a right wing nut case, but funny as hell)
It is our duty as skeptics/deniers/disrupters to practice T.H Huxley’s creed;
“The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.”
h/t Tim Ball
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/mar/16/cyclone-pam-vanuatu-hit-by-death-and-widespread-devastation-rolling-coverage
Oh no here comes the Vanuatu BS. So the Earthquake and Ambrym eruption are also CO2 then?
If you want to blame something blame the sun.
Tony,
Your headline is such a downer on this story–but this is actually great news!
New headline:
UCLA Forced to Reinstate Whistleblower–Pollution Research Scam Revealed–Govt. Regs Repealed
It’s a victory for our side, brother!
Rejoice!
But were the Regs repealed? Usually once in force even if the reason behind the regs/law is revealed to be a scam, the regs/law still stands.
Gail,
Of course, you’re right!
The regulations were NOT repealed.
New Headline:
Scientific Skeptics Vindicated! Govt Forced to Reinstate Climate Whistleblower–Stubbornly Refuses to Repeal Regs Based on Fake Data Analysis
This is the method used to incrementally impliment a totalitarian government. We are almost there too.
Purposed Dietary Guidelines Time left to comment people!
https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/ministry-of-truth-hard-at-work/#comment-494081
International Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/02/25/there-is-high-confidence-that-the-ipcc-is-both-corrupt-and-incompetent/#comment-495126
Smart Meters, Duke Energy is deploying them with lots of propaganda through several states.
Richard North in the UK tells us what the goal is:
http://www.eureferendum.com/blogview.aspx?blogno=83847
http://www.eureferendum.com/blogview.aspx?blogno=83851
Read this earlier and placed it in my “Consensus” folder.
Reblogged this on caprizchka and commented:
I like this guy. Here’s more on his story: http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/28/local/me-tobacco28
Sad o see Swedes at the mercy of the Viet Cong in our own country.