All:
I am not willing to debate with the anonymous source writing under the pseudonym of ‘Jeb’ who repeatedly pretends that he/she/it/they have not made defamatory statements against me in this forum. His/her/their/its pretence is silly.
For example, I cite the following posted here under the pseudonym of ‘Jeb’.
An example of lies about me posted by ‘Jeb’:
“As a side not that does not directly relate to the validity of Richard’s arguments, he is a coal industry lobbyist and so has a vested interest in dismissing AGW.”
But I am not a “coal industry lobbyist”, and as a Consultant on matters pertaining to environmental effects of the use of energy I have a “vested interest” (i.e. financial income) in keeping the AGW scare running. These lies are libellous in that they defame my professional integrity.
An example of direct professional defamation of me posted by ‘Jeb’:
In response to my writing:
“If you want to try to understand this then read my publications (yes, they are peer reviewed and I provided a reference to one)”
‘Jeb’ wrote:
“Energy&Environment is not carried in the ISI and is widely considered substandard and agenda driven.”
I have published in several journals (e.g. Nature, Materials, Spectroscopy, Spectrochemica Acta, etc.) but the paper I cited was published in Energy & Environment (E&E). Prior to being invited to join the Editorial Board of E&E, I published other papers in E&E and was Guest Editor of a Special Addition of E&E. The paper I cited here was published after I joined the Editorial Board of E&E and, therefore, it was subjected to exceptionally severe peer review to ensure that its acceptance for publication in the journal could not be considered to be biased.
Hence, the above quotation from ‘Jeb’ is libel because it defames my professional competence in that it suggests my work would only be published in a “substandard” journal, and it defames the professional integrity and competence of all the Editorial Board of E&E including myself.
I could cite other examples, but the above suffice. However, the coward hides behind a pseudonym to prevent defending against his defamations, and he repeatedly asserts, “I didn’t do it.”
Richard
