Stuff And Nonsense

Hate Mail, Abuse, and Death Threats

June 7, 2011 at 7:05 pm (Miscellaneous) (ASH, Australia National University, Bath University, Cancer Research UK, CFS, Charlie Brooker, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Climate Scientists, Death Threats, Fluoridation, Freedom2choose, ME/CFS, Myalgic Encephalopathy, Paul Offit, Vaccination, XMRV)

The Guardian have reported that climate scientists in Australia have been moved into safer accommodation, after they received death threats. The Australia National University were quoted as saying that a number of its climate scientists had moved to a secure facility after they received a large number of threatening emails and phone calls. This isn’t the first time that scientists working in a field dealing with controversial issues have been threatened. As Paul Offit, among others, could tell them…

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