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The Fake List of 500 Scientists Who “Doubt” Global Warming

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An infamous list from the Heartland Institute of 500 scientists with doubts about global warming — often waved around among policy-makers as “proof” that there are still doubters within the scientific community — turns out to be at least 10 percent fake. When the DeSmog Blog posted the actual list yesterday, 45 scientists whose names appeared on it stepped up to protest. All are requesting that their names be removed from the list. We can only assume more will step forward as time goes on and the public list circulates further. [DeSmogBlog]

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