cc: "p.jones" , mann@virginia.edu date: Mon, 19 May 2003 16:34:57 -0400 from: "Michael E. Mann" subject: RE: FWD: S&B in E&E to: f034 , Clare Goodess , Mike Hulme Dear Clare, Thanks very much for the update, and for your efforts to do something about this. De Freitas' argument seems to amount to "well the editor at 'Energy and Environment' was even worse than me", and that doesn't quite hold water. As de Frietas apparently seeks to distance himself from culpability, please keep in mind that this is only one of numerous past complaints of suspicious and apparently unethical behavior on his part in association with his position at "Climate Research". I'm forwarding, under separate cover, an email describing a complaint from Danny Harvey and Tom Wigley. I, as well as many other of our colleagues, look forward to hearing what happens here. thanks again for your help. best regards, mike At 08:58 PM 5/19/2003 +0100, f034 wrote: Mike Hans and I have already raised this issue with Inter Research, but they havent taken it up yet. Hans and I have have contacted de Freitas and InterResearch over the issues that you and others have raised before. One of the things de Freitas said in response, was that he had contacted the editor of Energy and Environment to see why it had been published. The editor told him that it deserved 'a less interferedwith version' , i.e., the original authors had complained about the changes required by the CR reviewers! Hans, InterResearch and I are still discussing what action needs to be taken and how to respond to de Freitas' inititial responses. I will ensure that all those who have expressed concerns to me and/or Hans/Mike Hulme are informed of the outcome. Best wishes, Clare ______________________________________________________________ Professor Michael E. Mann Department of Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903 _______________________________________________________________________ e-mail: mann@virginia.edu Phone: (434) 924-7770 FAX: (434) 982-2137 [1]http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/faculty/people/mann.shtml