Interesting looking programme on R4 tonight. From the Radio Times web site:

"When the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit got into hot water over leaked emails, the case review stated: "[In] a matter of such global importance, the highest standards of honesty, rigour and openness are needed". In this two-part documentary, Adam Rutherford reviews some high-profile cases where scientists didn't take those responsibilities quite seriously enough. As he trawls through a fascinating rogues' gallery, from Piltdown Man to a South Korean geneticist's claim that he had cloned stem cells, Rutherford wonders whether scientific misconduct is more prevalent than we think."

Thursday 9pm, BBC Radio4

Nothing like a knee jerk reaction...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12769810

House of Commons Science & Technology Committee - PEER REVIEW

For those interested the written submissions are now being posted on the Committees Web Page

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmsctech/writev/856/contents.htm

87 submissions so far including one from UEA

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmsctech/writev/856/m42.htm

oops missed out the quote...

Tsunamis are by definition caused by events like earthquakes…

The Amrita University, omit ‘earthquakes’ from their quote, or has the newspaper made the connection and added it?

“Human actions are interfering with the delicate balance of nature,” he added. “Floods, heat waves, water scarcity, tsunamis will become frequent in the future.” Rajendra Pachauri, 11th March 2011
http://web.amrita.edu/news/news-content.php?id=7&ct=10

Interesting the word earthquakes is NOT on the Amrita website (where Pachauri spoke), just tsunamis which be definition obviously are caused by earthquakes

so did the Indian Times ADD ‘earthquakes’, or did Amrita remove ‘earthquakes’ from the text on their website…..

11th March , Amrita: “Unless we live in harmony with nature, unless we are able to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and adopt renewable energy sources and unless we drastically change our life styles, the world will increasingly become unfit for human habitation,” he warned. “Our ancestors, particularly in India, placed emphasis on ethics and social morality; they perhaps had less comforts but certainly had more fresh air and water.” – Pachauri

http://web.amrita.edu/news/news-content.php?id=7&ct=10

Surely he must be pulled up on this, in no way I can imagine can the frequency of tsunamis be increased by humans…

Did he say this before or after the Japan earthquakes happened?
Before would still be very wrong

Did he just say tusnamis (caused by earthquakes!) or did he actually say earthquakes and the University have not quoted it, or have the Indian Times simply made the connection between tsunamis/earthquakes and just put it into the article?

Credit where credit is due dept:

Preceding link to Pachauri was from Andrew Bolt at
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/ipcc_boss_says_warming_causes_earthquakes_report/

who in turn credits a reader named Carrington.

Pachauri apparently believes that humans are to blame for earthquakes/tsunamis:

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-14/coimbatore/28687815_1_harmony-green-drive-renewable-energy-sources

Messenger,

Spot on, thanks.

@Lord Beaverbrook

I think this is what you want re RAE report. H/T Martin Brumby last year.

http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2010/3/18/royal-society-on-uncertainty.html#comment7796953

Sue Ions, a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering deeply involved in nuclear decommissioning, says: ‘Rather than undermine public faith in nuclear energy, this incident should highlight its safety.

The Royal Academy of Engineering produced a frightening report last year on Britain’s looming energy crisis, which as far as I know has not been credibly contradicted.

It defined our predicament as so serious that the only way forward is to embrace big, fast investment in all technologies; notably including nuclear.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366274/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-Nuclear-power-plants-dangerous.html#ixzz1Gkcyb4x5

Anyone have a current source for the report referenced above?