The Battle Over Climate Science
Heating Up Daniel Schumpert and Jason BrineyClimate scientists routinely face death threats, hate mail, nuisance lawsuits and political attacks. How much worse can it get? There's no police tape across Michael Mann's office doorway this morning. "Always a good start," he says, juggling a cup of coffee as he slides his key into the lock. Mann, a paleoclimatologist, wears a sport coat over a turtleneck. As he takes a seat at his desk, a narrow sunbeam angles through the window, spotlighting a jumble of books, journals and correspondence. Behind him, a framed picture of his six-year-old daughter rests near a certificate for the Nobel Peace Prize he shared in 2007. Propped into a corner is a hockey stick, a post-lecture gift from Middlebury College, which Mann jokingly says he keeps "for self-defense." Mann directs Penn State University's Earth System Science Center. Several months ago, he arrived at his office with an...