date: Wed Apr 22 14:44:14 2009
from: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>
subject: RE: FW: National Science Foundation funded grant proposals - 
to: Wei-Chyung Wang <wang@climate.cestm.albany.edu>

    Wei-Chyung,
       Worth doing, although I'm unsure what SUNYA legal people can do. I think many
    of these skeptics would like to be sued, so it could be counter productive.
       Maybe in the US there is some way of restricting the number of requests
    he can make. When NSF release your proposals, Keenan shouldn't be allowed to put
    them up on a web site. I know you have nothing to fear with these, but he shouldn't
    be able to go through all your previous grants.
       Did you contact Ray?
    Cheers
    Phil
   At 18:00 21/04/2009, you wrote:

     Hi, Phil,

     VP-Research is setting up, at my request, a meeting very soon with SUNYA legal
     representatives.  My intention is see whether SUNYA is willing and to what extent to
     start some legal actions against Keenan.  I cannot just allow him to run around wild
     without putting brake on this.  Any thoughts?

     wcw
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     Professor of Applied Sciences
     Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
     State University of New York
     251 Fuller Road
     Albany, New York 12203
     Tel: 518-437-8708
     Fax: 518-372-8325
     E-mail: [1]wang@climate.cestm.albany.edu
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     From: Phil Jones [[3]mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk]
     Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:55 AM
     To: Wei-Chyung Wang; 'Thomas.R.Karl'
     Cc: 'Wei-Chyung Wang'
     Subject: Re: FW: National Science Foundation funded grant proposals - Response required

      Wei-Chyung,
         Do ask them! This looks as though it could get out of control. Look
      at the tone of some of the recent things on his web site.
       Also - send an email to Ray Bradley. He has been through this related
      to the Hockey Stick work with Mike Mann and Malcolm Hughes. They ere
      asked by a congressman or senator for details of all their grants.
      Also ask SUNYA if Keenan has to be US (and/or live in the US) to file
      US FOI requests.
      Cheers
      Phil
     At 15:41 15/04/2009, Wei-Chyung Wang wrote:
     I think I am going to ask SUNYA to take action now, including the legal one, trying to
     put a stop to this.  Anything you can think of, let me know.

     WCW

     From: Wei-Chyung Wang [ [4]mailto:wang@climate.cestm.albany.edu]
     Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:28 AM
     To: 'Lynn Videka'
     Cc: 'John H Reilly'; 'Wei-Chyung Wang'
     Subject: RE: National Science Foundation funded grant proposals - Response required

     Lynn,

     Thanks.  I think it is also about time the SUNYA starts some legal action.  Have you
     notice that:

     âThe requester is Douglas J. Keenan of New w York, he did not provide me with his
     affiliation.â

     I though Keenan resides in UK, at least from the past communication.  Perhaps NSF needs
     to find out who Keenan is, his affiliation, and also the consequences of using false
     information.

     WCW

     From: Lynn Videka [ [5]mailto:lvideka@uamail.albany.edu]
     Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:16 AM
     To: Wei-Chyung Wang
     Cc: John H Reilly
     Subject: Re: National Science Foundation funded grant proposals - Response required

     Wei-Chyung,
     This is very disturbing.  I will ask our counsel for his opinion on the matter.
     Lynn
     -----Original Message-----
     From: Wei-Chyung Wang <wang@climate.cestm.albany.edu>
     To: Lynn Videka
     CC: Wei-Chyung Wang
     Sent: Wed Apr 15 09:55:39 2009
     Subject: FW: National Science Foundation funded grant proposals - Response required
     Hi, Lynn, FYI, it looks Keenan is still trying.
     Given the situation, should SUNYA inform NSF about the circumstance? Furthermore, should
     we do something to stop the continued hustle. Please advise.
     WCW
     From: Jensen, Leslie A. [[6]mailto:ljensen@nsf.gov]
     Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:41 AM
     To: wang@climate.cestm.albany.edu
     Subject: National Science Foundation funded grant proposals - Response required
     Importance: High
     Case #09-147F
     April 15, 2009
     Dr. Wei-Chyung Wang
     SUNY at Albany
     Dear Dr. Wang:
     We have received a request for copies of the following proposals associated with the NSF
     funded grants entitled:
     ·       Atmospheric Trace Constituents and Global Climate #0342530
     ·       Atmospheric Trace Constituents and Global Climate #0087073
     ·       Meeting on Research on Climate Changes of the Last 2000 Years in Monsoon Asia
     #9222875
     ·       Atmospheric Tract Constituents and Global Climate #9713858
     ·       Atmospheric Trace Gases and Global Climate #9115199
     ·       Atmospheric Trace Gases and Global Climate #8805908
     ·       Workshop on General Circulation Model Study: Climate Chemistry Interaction
     #9211795
     ·       Atmospheric Trace Gases and Global Climate #9096124
     ·       Atmospheric Trace Constituents and Global Climate #9415336
     Records are available to the public on request except for material that is personal,
     privileged or confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under law. NSF will
     remove, before disclosure to the requester, personal information (SSN, date/place of
     birth, individual salaries, bios, pending and non-Federal grants) in the file about
     yourself or other individuals under Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
     to protect personal privacy.

     The FOIA generally prohibits us from withholding records except to the extent that
     disclosure of proprietary information (trade secrets or commercial or financial
     information) in the records, if any, that you assert is privileged or confidential.
     Therefore, I request that you carefully review your proposal, identifying by page
     number, line or paragraph, the parts you consider confidential. You will need to include
     a detailed statement explaining how disclosure of this information would harm your
     organization or benefit your competitors, or why it is otherwise exempt from disclosure
     under the FOIA. Understand that information you submit in response to this request may
     itself be subject to disclosure.
     Your response is not an agreement between us that the information you request us to
     withhold will not be disclosed. Under the law, we must decide what may be withheld and
     be prepared to defend that withholding in court. We will, however, notify you if we
     cannot agree.
     If you have questions regarding this request, you may wish to contact your institutions
     intellectual property or grants office for guidance. If you have no objection to
     disclosure of the proposal -- many submitters have none -- simply let me know that.
     The requester is Douglas J. Keenan of New York, he did not provide me with his
     affiliation.
     Please send your response to me, preferably by email at ljensen@nsf.gov
     <[7]mailto:ljensen@nsf.gov> , within five (5) working days after receipt of this letter.
     Your prompt response enables us to comply with the statutory time for response to
     requests.
     Sincerely,
     Leslie A. Jensen
     FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
     Office of the General Counsel
     National Science Foundation
     4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1265
     Arlington, VA 22230
     Telephone: 703-292-5065
     FAX: 703-292-9041
     E-mail: ljensen@nsf.gov
     Web: [8]http://www.nsf.gov
     Prof. Phil Jones
     Climatic Research Unit        Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090
     School of Environmental Sciences    Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784
     University of East Anglia
     Norwich                          Email    p.jones@uea.ac.uk
     NR4 7TJ
     UK
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