The New York Times claims they have obtained a leaked bombshell draft government climate assessment, but the document has been available since January, according to the scientists who worked on the report.
The New York Times claim to have “obtained” a draft copy of the “National Climate Assessment (NCA)”, and quoted “unnamed” scientists allegedly feared “the Trump administration could change or suppress the report.”
The overhyping by the New York Times is extremely embarrassing.
They even alleged that “global warming skeptics” were worried that the draft report, “as well as the larger NCA, will be publicly released.”
Turns out it was publicly released, and the scientists who worked on it took to Twitter to express both their confusion and to set the record straight.
It’s not clear what the news is in this story; posted draft is public review draft from Dec, and WH review hasn’t yet missed Aug 18 deadline https://t.co/0sZxCCvoMn
— Bob Kopp (@bobkopp) August 8, 2017
The Times’ leaked draft has been on the Internet Archive since January, during the public comment period https://t.co/B8XLQ6omb2
— Bob Kopp (@bobkopp) August 8, 2017
Important to point out that this report was already accessible to anyone who cared to read it during public review & comment time. Few did. https://t.co/eYgsj09Z97
— Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) August 8, 2017
An important thing to note: the Trump administration would not and is not suppressing this information and instead is actually looking for scientists to review the draft report.
Why purposely politicize process? This could be a disastrous unforced error if current above-board process is short-circuited by activists.
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) August 8, 2017
NYTimes lied & claimed they obtained a secret climate change report that was leaked to them … except it’s been online & public for months. pic.twitter.com/e7vB2uusdV
— /pol/ News Forever (@polNewsForever) August 8, 2017
