Dr Mann and many other climate scientists dismiss Mr McIntrye's and Dr McKitrick's arguments.

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In the face of poor judgment and dereliction of duty by BC, and a failure of moral and professional obligation on the part of the mainstream press that rarely hesitates to wrap itself in the mantle of the First Amendment, as well as other colleges and universities that have sat idly by, Moloney and McIntrye have been left with few legal options .

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