UVa responds to Cuccinelli in climate dispute

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UVa responds to Cuccinelli in climate dispute

By Daily Progress Staff Reports
Published: July 20, 2010

The University of Virginia has filed a response this afternoon to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who has been trying to subpoena UVa’s documents relating to the research of a former UVa climate change scientist.

UVa’s document, which was filed this afternoon in Albemarle County Circuit Court, accuses Cuccinelli of only being interested in Michael Mann’s scientific conclusions and not making connections between the critiques to the $466,000 in federal and state research grants that Mann received between 1999 and 2005.

“The Attorney General’s opposition itself makes clear that the Attorney General did not issue civil investigative demands under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act to investigate fraud against Virginia taxpayers,” the document said. “Rather the CIDs were issued in an unprecedented attempt to challenge a university professor’s peer-reviewed data, methodologies and conclusions. But FATA does not authorize the Attorney General to police academic debate, and it certainly does not authorize the Attorney General to target for government investigation those who conduct scientific research with which the Attorney General disagrees.”

U.Va.: Cuccinelli brief an 'editorial screed' that proves he's targeting academic

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1. Haw-haw. Will Virginians ever tire of Cuccinelli's use of taxpayer dollars to fight

partisan political battles?

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2. Sure

But it doesn't matter, once in office why should he care? The same goes for McDonnell as well, he's in the governor's seat and what the people think doesn't matter.

I live in Northern Virginia, you know that part that Sara said has no real Americans!

Cuccinelli is just trying to get his name out so he can run for federal office, probably in 2012.

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3. I'm in NO VA too and you're right that McDonnell and Cucunelli have

national aspirations.

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4. I Can See a Palin/Cukkoonelli Ticket in Bright Lights. eom