Climate Fraud Whistleblower Reward’s Program – AGU Responds to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt–battles ‘publicly available’ data requirement

The time has come for whistleblowers to come forward and expose climate fraud. Government employees willing to tell the truth about climate can be handsomely rewarded.

You can receive millions of dollars for doing the right thing. Blow the whistle! Some fraudulent research activities covered by the False Claims Act:

Fabricating data
Falsifying reports
Making false statements on applications for grants
Knowingly failing to comply with the conditions of the grant
Using grant funds for personal, or other improper, purposes
Knowingly failing to comply with federal regulations

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“Climate research” is a complex operation with multiple international players. With the massive sums of Federal grants involved (Michael Mann’s website lists more than $50 million in grants for his research alone), there is a huge incentive for tight lips.

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Insiders with knowledge of fraud are empowered to share their knowledge and to share in rewards. The reward can be as much as 30% of the total amount reclaimed.

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“Many institutions receive grants, whether for research or educational purposes. When they lie to get the grant or keep the grant, or if they use the funds for purposes outside the grant, they are liable under [this] program. There have been many grant cases brought by whistleblowers.”

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Falsifying a grant application in order to secure a grant
Falsifying research data and results
Over-charging time, costs and other expenses associated with the grant
Falsifying purchase orders for equipment and materials
Using grant money for other unrelated research
Using grant money for personal expenses
Improper conflicts of interest by the principal investigators
Falsifying progress reports and other documentation
Failing to comply with applicable government safety and other regulations

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The effects of moving forward with taxes and policies based on fraudulent science could potentially cripple the US economy and cost lives and jobs for generations.

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Ref.: https://climatechangedispatch.com/climate-fraud-whistleblower-rewards-program/

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AGU Responds to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt–battles ‘publicly available’ data requirement

Anthony Watts / WUWT

From the “this is going to quash our grant money gravy train” department. I never thought I’d see the day where science argues against open data requirements.

From an AGU press release:

In a letter submitted to EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, AGU executive director/CEO Chris McEntee addressed concerns about recent policies mandating that EPA consider only publicly available scientific data and information when crafting rulemaking. In addition, AGU denounced reports that the agency instructed its employees to use scientifically inaccurate information about climate change when talking to the public.

Here is the letter in full:

23 April 2018

The Honorable Scott Pruitt Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460

Dear Administrator Pruitt:

On behalf of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and its 60,000 scientist members, I am writing to express concerns about planned policy changes at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding transparency and accuracy of scientific information. We urge you to evaluate the unintended consequences of these policies and reconsider them.

Recent reports indicate that EPA is planning to implement new policies that would require the agency to use only scientific data and information that is publicly available when considering science in rule-making. The legislation this policy is based on, the HONEST Act1, has received significant opposition from the scientific community and other organizations because of the potential for this policy to exclude data vital to informed decision-making.2

AGU is fully committed and would be willing to provide assistance to efforts to ensure that scientific information is communicated openly with policymakers and the public. However, it is critical that such scientific information undergo the peer review process, which remains the gold standard of academic achievement. Despite suggestions to the contrary,3 the peer review process affords the type of informed discourse necessary for the objectivity, rigor, and legitimacy of scientific information.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that implementing a secret science policy like the one proposed by EPA would cost between an estimated $5 million over five years to $250 million annually.4 At a time when the Administration is proposing significant cuts to EPA funding, this policy would become an unnecessary burden on the agency and further hamstring its ability to protect public health and the environment. In general, to exclude vital scientific information from consideration would put our local communities’ health and well-being at risk.

Of additional concern to AGU are reports that EPA has directed its employees to use talking points regarding climate change that are contrary to the robust scientific data and the consensus of scientists across the nation and the world.5 The reported guidance requires EPA employees to

emphasize that “clear gaps remain including our understanding of the role of human activity and what we can do about it.” This is not only inaccurate, but also jeopardizes the ability of communities to respond appropriately to protect people’s health and well-being from challenges related to climate change.

AGU stands with the scientific community6 regarding the scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and is primarily driven by human activities.7 The data that supports this conclusion is not only strong but growing all the time. Failing to acknowledge and inform the public about this fact, as well as the ways in which the public can mitigate the effects and build resiliency is scientifically misleading, dangerous, and against the very mission of EPA. We as a nation need to ensure that we are addressing the pressing issues facing our communities by using and disseminating accurate, peer-reviewed and up-to-date scientific information.

AGU would welcome the opportunity to work with you on these critical issues and ensure that science can continue to appropriately inform decision-making and benefit the American public.

Respectfully,