Scientists Face Death Threats Over Climate
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 6,
June 2011
They are asking MPs and senators to make sure the climate change debate - which has included angry rallies around the country and the creation of websites questioning the science of global warming - does not harm the vital contribution research is making to the nation's future.
The Federation of Australian Science and Technological Societies (FASTS) says misleading claims about climate science are spilling over into attacks on the credibility of scientific research in general.
FASTS chief executive Anna Maria Arabia says it's getting personal.
"We've certainly seen some reports of death threats faced by scientists over the course of time," she told reporters at Parliament House on Monday. Read the full report here.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald.
