Some key Climategate 2.0 points: ‘1) Actively subverting FOIA intent — 2) Admitting a) Hockey stick flawed & Steve M. is right, b) hide decline was dishonest’
c) climate models are pretty bad, and d) cherry picking results like Japan hurricanes to emphasize a pre-ordained message -- 3) Trying to manipulate (and probably succeeding) who gets to be IPCC author -- 4) Trying to manage the message (PR concern) -- 5) Viewing science results as helping or hurting “the cause” — Mann especially'