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impression that McIntyre had invalidated our work. He hadn't. The problems with the article were
detailed by investigative journalist Paul Thacker, writing for the American Chemical Society's
Environmental Science and Technology . 6 In the course of his investigation, Thacker interviewed a
number of the scientists Regalado had contacted and interviewed, several of whom were not
mentioned or quoted in the article. Among them was Dr. Jerry Mahlman, the former director of a
NOAA climate modeling center. 7 Recounting his interview with Regalado, Mahlman told Thacker:
“He had this cute little lead, 'Oh, I heard you're the guy that coined the term hockey stick.' I said,
'Guilty as charged.'” According to Thacker, “what began as an interview, quickly evolved into a
spirited debate. Whenever [Mahlman] pointed out the importance of Mann's work Regalado would
try to shift the discussion back to McIntyre and McKitrick.” 8 Speaking of McIntyre and McKitrick,
Mahlman recounted: “I told him that as far as I know they're quacks. That kinda riled him.” Thomas
Crowley, then at Duke University, was also interviewed but not mentioned in Regalado's article.
Crowley told Thacker: “I did go into a long explanation for why McIntyre's work isn't great shakes,
as some people would like to believe. That didn't come out in the article.” Thacker went on: “The
resulting bias in the article, [Crowley] says, confirmed his suspicions that the WSJ slants their news
on climate change.”