A critical paper published in the same journal in June, which listed 21 environmental experts as authors, picked apart Jacobson’s conclusions and his methods in painstaking detail. On Sept. 29, Jacobson sued the National Academy of Sciences and the lead author of the critical paper, environmental scientist Christopher T.M. (YouTube) SEE MORE VIDEOSThe Jacobson lawsuit is only the latest example of a scientific dispute leaching into the court system. On the surface, the Clack paper made assertions about Jacobson’s methods and models that may be verifiably false, though it’s another matter entirely to say they were made “maliciously,” as Jacobson’s lawsuit asserts. (Victor isn’t a defendant in Jacobson’s lawsuit.)

Source: Los Angeles Times November 21, 2017 14:01 UTC