cc: "C Vincent" <C.Vincent@uea.ac.uk>
date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:43:12 -0000
from: "Alan Kendall" <A.Kendall@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: FOI - CRU requests
to: "Phil Jones" <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>

   Phil, I'm sorry you take exception to my contacting David Palmer about this matter.  I felt
   that, since the University was being "slagged off" on a much read website and people were
   advancing possible legal ways in which the information they request could be obtained from
   the university, it was important to warn David Palmer about this development.  I assumed
   that you would be aware of what might be being said on that website, whereas David Palmer
   would not be expected to be so informed.  In fact he was not, and thanked me for the
   information



   I'm not exactly sure what you are complaining about and if the same situation arose again I
   think I would act in exactly the same way again.



   What you do with your data is not my concern, nor was it ever.  I would not presume to
   interfere in this area, nor have I done so.  I am, however, concerned that UEA will be
   beset by possible legal challanges and I consider it only prudent to warn those involved.
   Here ends any further envolvement.



   Also please don't you presume to lecture me about what particular website I should or
   should not be consulting.  I'll make my own mind up.  In actual fact , I read both
   ClimateAudit and RealClimate.





   AlanK

   ----- Original Message -----

   From: [1]Phil Jones

   To: [2]a.kendall@uea.ac.uk

   Cc: [3]Mcgarvie Michael Mr (ACAD)

   Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 11:02 AM

   Subject: FW: FOI - CRU requests

      Alan,
         I appreciate your concern about UEA and ENV's image, but I don't
      appreciate you calling our press office about what is happening
      on the Climate Audit website. The website is run by a self
      appointed group, who ignore most climate facts. They are not
      interested in getting at the truth.If you want to learn more
      about the subject I would suggest the Real Climate website.
      [4]http://www.realclimate.org/
      I do occasionally look at Climate Audit. The group are clearly very right
      of centre, and just make things up to suit their arguments. I can tell
      you that we are not altering any of the data in the last 15 years.
      All that work was done years ago. If changes are occurring then
      they are because we have more station data going in now than we
      used to, or the gridding algorithm has changed.
      We put all the gridded data on the CRU web site. We have signed
      agreements with some national Met Services not to pass on
      the raw station data.
      Cheers
      Phil

     Subject: FW: FOI - CRU requests
     Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:12:30 -0000
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     From: "Palmer Dave Mr \(LIB\)" <David.Palmer@uea.ac.uk>
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     Gents,
     I won't be in tomorrow but I think you should take a look at what's going on . Phil, you
     are quoted in a comment to the 9 March 2007 posting & might have a view on it.
     I don't want to make this a big deal but if others in ENV are noticing this..
     Cheers, Dave
     ______________________________________________
     From:  Palmer Dave Mr (LIB)
     Sent:  Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:06 PM
     To:    Inglis Kitty Ms (LIB)
     Subject:       FOI - CRU requests
     Importance:    High
     Kitty,
     Got a call from Alan Kendall, ENV, expressing concern regarding UEA's 'visibility' on a
     Climate Audit website.  He was quite concerned regarding the comments surrounding the
     publication on this website of our letters of response to requests. I have subsequently
     spoken to Annie Ogden because of potential media aspect to this story
     Website is: [5]http://www.climateaudit.org/
     You will soon see the relevant articles and comments.
     I'm not sure if this website has a limited readership or is something we need to be
     concerned with but the extent and nature of comments is multiplying rapidly.
     Not sure I wanted my '15 minutes of fame' this way lol
     Cheers, Dave
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     University of East Anglia
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     Prof. Phil Jones
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