Global Warming Fraud

    Michael Mann is the father of the theory that an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration leads to climate change. He was a professor at the University of Virginia from 1999 to 2005, during which time he developed his theory.
    Kenneth Cuccinelli is a Virginia State Attorney General and a skeptic of Mann's climate-change theory.
    On the basis that the University of Virginia is a public institution supported by taxpayer funds, Cuccinelli petitioned the University for access to Mann's research records. The University denied the request and the case went to the Virginia Supreme Court.
    The Virginia Supreme Court supported the University's denial for access on the basis of a 2002 Virginia law, which disallows fraud investigations against individuals or businesses that receive state funds, including state agencies and public universities. That ended the case.
    I see a strong similarity between the Cuccinelli case and the present attempts of Congress to obtain information on "Fast and Furious"
    It is my experience that people hide things for only two reasons; either to avoid having them stolen or to perpetuate deceit.