…About Tim Ball Associate John O’Sullivan<\/p>\n
This is the latest on an interesting and complex legal battle related to climate science denialism.<\/p>\n
Affidavits filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court libel litigation brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against climate science denier Timothy Ball reveal that Ball’s collaborator and self-styled “legal advisor” has misrepresented his credentials and endured some significant legal embarrassments of his own.<\/p>\n
The affidavits also reveal that Tim Ball was “aware of the charges against John O’Sullivan almost from the start” and has tried to distance himself from his erstwhile advisor and writing partner.<\/p>\n
The affidavits [1, 2] come from research of science and medical writer Andrew Skolnick, who documents O’Sullivan’s misrepresentations, backtracking and questionable behavior.<\/p>\n
Tim Ball and John O’Sullivan had a close working relationship, even before Mann sued Ball for libel in March 2011. For example, they co-authored the climate science denial book Slaying the Sky Dragon: Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory, which was published in 2010.<\/p>\n
Skolnick’s evidence shows that O’Sullivan made a series of false claims, including: <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read the rest of it here, in a post by Brendan DeMelle and Richard Littlemore.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
…About Tim Ball Associate John O’Sullivan This is the latest on an interesting and complex legal battle related to climate science denialism. Affidavits filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court libel litigation brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against climate science denier Timothy Ball reveal that Ball’s collaborator and self-styled “legal advisor” has misrepresented his … Continue reading Affidavits in Michael Mann Libel Suit Reveal Astonishing Facts …<\/span>