The Climate Scientist Wanting Skeptics Jailed, May Have Racketeered Himself

By definition, racketeering is when one or more individuals engage in a dishonest and fraudulent business activity.

So, it's almost laughable that the lead climate scientist, Jagadish Shukla, among 20 scientists who sent Barack Obama and his Justice Department a letter recommending that climate deniers be jailed under federal racketeering laws, is now under investigation for possible fraudulent overcharging of the National Science Foundation for supposedly non-profit climate change work.

Since 2001, he and his wife charged that agency for work, and personally profited $5.6 million from grants to the organization that he founded and that he and his wife head. In addition, he was receiving other moneys from other climate change activities he is involved with. The inspector general for the National Science Foundation has declared that amount to be excessive.   Shukla is also a well-paid Distinguished Professor at George Mason University, earning at least $314,000 a year (assuming he hasn't had a raise in the last 2 years).  That, along with his $5.6 million bonus work certainly qualifies him for entry into the IRS' one percent-er club.

No wonder he wants climate deniers jailed.  He surely wouldn't want this cozy little gravy-train of his to be interfered with, now would he?

References:

Energy News Science Agency Eyes Climate Change Professor’s Use of Millions From Taxpayers: http://dailysignal.com/2016/03/23/science-agency-eyes-climate-change-professors-use-of-millions-from-taxpayers/

Jagadish Shukla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdish_Shukla

George Mason University Salaries for 2014:  http://data.richmond.com/salaries/2014/state/george-mason-university

The top 1% and what they pay - Apr. 4, 2014 - CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/04/pf/taxes/top-1-taxes/

Climate Deniers! Off With Your Heads! Or, At Least Some Jail Time.

This cartoon is from the website WhatsUpWithThat.com . It laughingly shows the kind of wild predictions we have gotten from the so-called scientists on climate change. From predictions of an impending ice age in the 1970's to contradictions in the frequency of hurricanes that were just years apart. More than a few times climate alarmists and the scientific community have gotten it all wrong.  In fact, a website by the name of ClimateChangePredictions.org pokes fun at these kind of contrary predictions that we keep hearing from the unsettled-theories of the scientific community. Such as predictions of more rain followed by another prediction of less rain.  Or, Antarctica's ice melting and another predicting growing ice.

With this in mind, it's no wonder why many people are skeptical.  That's why in many polls on what this country's priorities should be, climate change is either not even mentioned or falls in the bottom half.  In ongoing Pew Research polling, less than half those polled (45%) believe that global warming is man-made.  Although, that's up from 36% since President Obama took office.  Apparently, his constant calls for action are working to change the opinions of some.

Now, 20 scientists want to shut down those skeptics by using this country's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), to throw anyone in jail that denies or promotes the non-existence of man-made global warming and its subsequent impact on climate.  Those scientists have written a joint letter to President Obama and his Attorney General to start prosecuting climate deniers on the basis of racketeering.  And what about the 55% of Americans who don't believe climate change is man-made? Do we have enough room in our jails for them, too?

Well, if were going to start using RICO to go after anyone who denies climate change, then turnaround is fair play.  We should also use RICO to go after those making wildly false climate change claims.  That initself is a form of racketeering. Especially for those who have taken federal funds to do so; starting with NASA and NOAA who appear to have manipulated land-based temperature readings to make global warming seem more severe.  Those two agencies of our federal government are now the subject of an investigation being launched by the scientists at the Global Warming Policy Foundation.  Maybe our Attorney General should launch their own investigation using RICO laws.  Ya think?

References:

Debate no more! Jailed for scientific dissent?! Twenty climate scientists, including Top UN scientist, call for RICO investigation of climate skeptics in letter to Obama: http://www.climatedepot.com/2015/09/17/twenty-climate-scientists-including-top-un-scientist-call-for-rico-investigation-of-climate-skeptics-in-a-letter-to-obama-argue-skeptics-guilty-of-disinformation-like-tobacco-companies/

Wednesday, 29 April 2015: Scientists Launch Investigation into Climate Data “Adjustments”: http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/20762-scientists-launch-investigation-into-climate-data-adjustments

PollingReport.com: Problems and Priorities Polls: http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm

PollingReport.com: Climate Change and the Environment: http://www.pollingreport.com/enviro.htm

Record Heat? Where Are the Records Being Broken?: http://cuttingthroughthefog.blogspot.com/2015/08/record-heat-where-are-records-being.html