Is Uncle Sam’s ‘Chief Climate Scientist’ A Scientific Ph.D or Honorary?

Chris Horner at Planet Gore on NRO has uncovered evidence indicating that NOAA’s “Dr.” Tom Karl has no academic PhD, but only an honorary degree. Considering that Karl testified before Congress last week and is the lead author on the government’s climate science program review, this could be a serious issue.

Horner said NOAA officials have been less than forthcoming with his requests and he noted that: “I have just received documents under the Freedom of Information Act showing that Mr. Karl is indeed styled as ‘Dr. Karl’ on the express basis of having earned that 1978 NCSU Ph.D., as a proposed ‘co-investigator’ in an application for a million-dollar-plus federal grant. The grant was awarded. No word yet whether the U.S. mail was involved in the process.”