{"id":425635,"date":"2026-02-11T09:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425635"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:06:18","slug":"fakegate-remembered-the-shame-of-peter-gleick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425635","title":{"rendered":"Fakegate Remembered: The Shame of Peter Gleick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"354\" data-attachment-id=\"425645\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=425645\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQOiSkWgGeJJY0Ngiu4_XLfJ2dMrPVyg17xUN1WtGBx63ucfqwEi_rXHtv5Yg515JX5r71ah88e3pj0lGdn1sv2p9xndBJVJsw2XSwWM8o67i0mEzO3gfY6PDZhakQ-1.jpeg?fit=1790%2C878&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1790,878\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQOiSkWgGeJJY0Ngiu4_XLfJ2dMrPVyg17xUN1WtGBx63ucfqwEi_rXHtv5Yg515JX5r71ah88e3pj0lGdn1sv2p9xndBJVJsw2XSwWM8o67i0mEzO3gfY6PDZhakQ-1.jpeg?w=1790&amp;ssl=1 1790w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0AQOiSkWgGeJJY0Ngiu4_XLfJ2dMrPVyg17xUN1WtGBx63ucfqwEi_rXHtv5Yg515JX5r71ah88e3pj0lGdn1sv2p9xndBJVJsw2XSwWM8o67i0mEzO3gfY6PDZhakQ-1.jpeg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterresource.org\/fakegate-peter-glick\/fakegate-remembered-peter-gleick\/\">Master Resource<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By Robert Bradley Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0Screenshot-2026-02-11-083727.png?resize=1200%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0Screenshot-2026-02-11-083727.png?w=1507&amp;ssl=1 1507w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0Screenshot-2026-02-11-083727.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c[Peter] Gleick\u2019s use of deception [against the Heartland Institute] in pursuit of his cause after years of calling out climate deception has destroyed\u00a0his credibility and harmed others\u2026. That is his personal tragedy and shame\u2026. \u2013 Andrew Revkin,\u00a0New York Times, February 20, 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Climategate and Michael Mann, et al.? We all remember that. Fakegate and climate crusader Peter Gleick? Not so much 14 years later. But corrupted science and politics in the cause of global warming\/climate change should be understood in its darkest moments. One of those is described below by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/friendsofscience.org\/library\/policies-economics-and-ethics\/fakegate-stolen-and-faked-heartland-documents.html\">Friends of Science<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Prominent climate alarmist Peter Gleick admitted on February 20 [2012] that he stole private documents from the Heartland Institute by impersonating a board member using a fake email address. Gleick sent the Heartland documents and a forged fake document to journalists. The fake document contained statements damaging to the reputation of the Heartland Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Gleick is head of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security; Chairman of the American Geophysical Unit (AGU) Committee on Scientific Ethics; and a director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE). Gleick admitted he stole the private documents only after several investigators compiled evidence that Gleick was the likely forger of the fake document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The PDF version of the fabricated document entitled Confidential Memo: 2012 Heartland Climate Strategy Memo was created February 13. It contained numerous false statements that are not supported by the real Heartland documents obtained by deception by Gleick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The fake document could only be written by someone with knowledge of the information contained within the \u201cBudget\u201d and \u201cPlan\u201d of the Heartland documents which Gleick received on February 6. But Gleick\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/peter-h-gleick\/-the-origin-of-the-heartl_b_1289669.html\">confession<\/a>\u00a0posted on February 20 claims he received the document anonymously in the mail \u201cAt the beginning of 2012\u201d, and he stole the Heartland documents to verify the \u201canonymous document\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Steve Mosher identified Peter Gleick as the likely author of the fake document only hours after it was declared to be fake. &nbsp;The fake document contains Gleick\u2019s distinctive writing style and punctuation, and includes references to Gleick, prompting Steve McIntre at Climate Audit to declare Peter Gleick as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Dumbest Criminal\u201d see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climateaudit.org\/2012\/02\/25\/gleick-and-americas-dumbest-criminal\/\">here<\/a>. The evidence against Gleick was compiled at Lucia\u2019s The Blackboard blog&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2012\/tell-me-whats-horrible-about-this\/#comment-89965\">here<\/a>\u2026. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On February 20, 2012, the NCSE announced that Peter Gleick resigned as a Director of the NCSE, see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climateaudit.org\/2012\/02\/22\/gleick-and-the-ncse\/\">here<\/a>. On February 21, the AGU announced that Peter Gleick resigned on February 16 as chairperson of the AGU Task Force on Scientific Ethics, see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2012\/02\/21\/agu-weighs-in-on-gleick-agu-is-disappointed-that-dr-gleick-acted-in-a-way-that-is-inconsistent-with-our-organizations-values\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Gleick\u2019s background and claims were next reviewed by Friends of Science:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Prominent climate alarmist Peter Gleick admitted on February 20 [2012] that he stole private documents from the Heartland Institute by impersonating a board member using a fake email address. Gleick sent the Heartland documents and a forged fake document to journalists. The fake document contained statements damaging to the reputation of the Heartland Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Gleick is head of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security; Chairman of the American Geophysical Unit (AGU) Committee on Scientific Ethics; and a director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE). Gleick admitted he stole the private documents only after several investigators compiled evidence that Gleick was the likely forger of the fake document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The PDF version of the fabricated document entitled Confidential Memo: 2012 Heartland Climate Strategy Memo was created February 13. It contained numerous false statements that are not supported by the real Heartland documents obtained by deception by Gleick. The fake document could only be written by someone with knowledge of the information contained within the \u201cBudget\u201d and \u201cPlan\u201d of the Heartland documents which Gleick received on February 6. But Gleick\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/peter-h-gleick\/-the-origin-of-the-heartl_b_1289669.html\">confession<\/a>&nbsp;posted on February 20 claims he received the document anonymously in the mail \u201cAt the beginning of 2012\u201d, and he stole the Heartland documents to verify the \u201canonymous document\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Steve Mosher identified Peter Gleick as the likely author of the fake document only hours after it was declared to be fake. &nbsp;The fake document contains Gleick\u2019s distinctive writing style and punctuation, and includes references to Gleick, prompting Steve McIntre at Climate Audit to declare Peter Gleick as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Dumbest Criminal\u201d see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climateaudit.org\/2012\/02\/25\/gleick-and-americas-dumbest-criminal\/\">here<\/a>. The evidence against Gleick was compiled at Lucia\u2019s The Blackboard blog&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2012\/tell-me-whats-horrible-about-this\/#comment-89965\">here<\/a>\u2026. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On February 20, 2012, the NCSE announced that Peter Gleick resigned as a Director of the NCSE, see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climateaudit.org\/2012\/02\/22\/gleick-and-the-ncse\/\">here<\/a>. On February 21, the AGU announced that Peter Gleick resigned on February 16 as chairperson of the AGU Task Force on Scientific Ethics, see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2012\/02\/21\/agu-weighs-in-on-gleick-agu-is-disappointed-that-dr-gleick-acted-in-a-way-that-is-inconsistent-with-our-organizations-values\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Gleick\u2019s background and claims were next reviewed by Friends of Science:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gleick is well known for attacking the credibility of climate scientists who disagree with his opinions. On January 5, Gleick published an internet article in Forbes where he falsely claimed 2011 had an \u201cunprecedented combinations of extreme weather events\u201d, he criticized several climate scientists and accused Koch Industries of funding \u201canti-climate science groups\u201d. (No climate skeptic is \u201canti-climate\u201d.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On January 12, James Taylor of the Heartland Institute published a Forbes article critical of Gleick\u2019s article. Taylor asks climate alarmists to stop denying natural climate change and presenting recent climate change as unusual. He gives evidence that severe climate events are on the decline, contrary to statements in Gleick\u2019s article, see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jamestaylor\/2012\/01\/12\/please-global-warming-alarmists-stop-denying-climate-change-and-science\/\">here<\/a>. In comments, Gleick requests Heartland\u2019s donor\u2019s list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On January 13, Jim Lakely of Heartland invited Peter Gleick to participate in a debate at Heartland\u2019s 28th Anniversary Benefit Dinner in August, and offered Gleick a charitable contribution of $5,000 to the charity of his choice, see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climateaudit.org\/2012\/02\/23\/heartlands-invitation-to-gleick-details\/\">here<\/a>. Gleick again requests Heartland\u2019s donor list. &nbsp;On January 17, Lakely provided a list of reasons why the donor list is confidential. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On January 27, Gleick sent an email to Heartland impersonating a Heartland Director requesting \u201cCould you please add (or have the appropriate staff member add) this personal email address to the Board mailing list for all future Board communications?\u201d. This started a chain of emails resulting in Gleick obtaining the Heartland documents. See&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climateaudit.org\/2012\/02\/24\/heartland-publishes-gleick-emails\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On January 28, Gleick declined Heartland \u2018s invitation to debate climate change. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In Gleick\u2019s February 20 confession, he states \u201ca rational public debate is desperately needed. My judgment was blinded by my frustration with the ongoing efforts often anonymous, well-funded, and coordinated to attack climate science and scientists and prevent this debate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Heartland Institute had hosted six climate conferences since 2008. They invited climate alarmists to debate climate change at these conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On February 20, Heartland issued a statement&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2012\/02\/20\/statement-by-the-heartland-institute-on-gleick-confession\/\">here<\/a>. Commenting on Gleick\u2019s remark that Heartland was preventing a debate, the statement said \u201cThis is unbelievable. Heartland has repeatedly asked for real debate on this important topic. Gleick himself was specifically invited to attend a Heartland event to debate global warming just days before he stole the documents. He turned down the invitation.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 2001, Peter Gleick declared \u201cThe debate is over.\u201d, see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nofrakkingconsensus.com\/2012\/02\/24\/peter-gleick-then-and-now\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back to the fake document:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The fake document made a number of false and outrageous statements. It falsely claimed Heartland planned a Global Warming curriculum aimed at dissuading teachers from teaching science. It falsely claimed Koch Industries provided $200,000 in 2011 to fund Heartland\u2019s climate program. Koch actually made a $25,000 donation for health care research. See&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climateaudit.org\/2012\/02\/20\/heartland\/\">here<\/a>&nbsp;for other false claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gleick apparently believes that climate skeptic groups are well funded by the fossil fuel industry. The Heartland documents actually show that the fossil fuel industry provides insignificant funding to Heartland. Heartland receives about $7 million in annual funding and spends about one quarter of that on climate programs. Meanwhile, the World Wildlife Fund receives about $600 million and Greenpeace receives about $200 million in annual funding.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Gleick Whitewash<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The establishment&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.masterresource.org\/climategate\/climategate-whitewash-year-16\/\">whitewashed<\/a>&nbsp;Climategate. And so Peter Gleick found his defenders then and is fully \u2018rehabilitated\u2019 now. Google his name to find many attributions of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gleick.com\/\">a leading scientist, innovator, and communicator on water and climate issues<\/a>\u201d and cofounder of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/pacinst.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pacific Institute<\/a>. Virtually nothing is mentioned about Fakegate. Just Gleick the smartest scientist in the climate\/water activist room:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dr. Gleick is a MacArthur Fellow, an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In 2018 he was awarded the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>He received his B.S. from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Gleick serves on the boards of numerous journals and organizations, and is the author or editor of many scientific papers and books, including the influential series\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwater.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The World\u2019s Water<\/a><em>;\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/pacinst.org\/publication\/bottled-and-sold-the-story-behind-our-obsession-with-bottled-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water<\/a><em>; and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/pacinst.org\/publication\/a-twenty-first-century-u-s-water-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Twenty-First Century U.S. Water Policy<\/a><em>. His most recent book,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/peter-gleick\/the-three-ages-of-water\/9781541702271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope forthe Future<\/a><em>, was published in 2023 by PublicAffairs\/Hachette.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But go back to the time of the incident, and even the Progressive Left press was nonplussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York Times<\/strong>: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/02\/20\/peter-gleick-admits-to-deception-in-obtaining-heartland-climate-files\/\">Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files<\/a>\u201d (February 20, 2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NPR<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/02\/22\/147263862\/climate-scientist-admits-to-lying-leaking-documents\">Climate Scientist Admits To Lying, Leaking Documents<\/a>&nbsp;(February 22, 2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Guardian<\/strong>: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2012\/feb\/21\/peter-gleick-admits-leaked-heartland-institute-documents\">Climate scientist Peter Gleick admits he leaked Heartland Institute documents<\/a>\u201d (February 20, 2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PBS<\/strong>: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/science\/climate-expert-assumed-false-identity-to-obtain-documents\">Climate Expert Assumed False Identity to Obtain Documents<\/a>\u201d (February 21, 2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Climate Central<\/strong>: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\/news\/beleaguered-climate-scientist-emerges-but-stays-mum-on-heartland\">Beleaguered Scientist Emerges but Is Mum on Heartland<\/a>\u201d (March 10, 2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew Revkin, climate reporter of the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/02\/20\/peter-gleick-admits-to-deception-in-obtaining-heartland-climate-files\/\">opined<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One way or the other, Gleick\u2019s use of deception in pursuit of his cause after years of calling out climate deception has destroyed&nbsp;his credibility and harmed others. (Some of the released documents contain information about Heartland employees that has no bearing on the climate fight.) That is his personal tragedy and shame (and I\u2019m sure devastating for his colleagues, friends and family).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The broader tragedy is that his decision to go to such extremes in his fight with Heartland has greatly set back any prospects of the country having the \u201crational public debate\u201d that he wrote \u2014 correctly \u2014 is so desperately needed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Mann, meet Peter Gleick. Peter Gleick, meet Michael Mann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next year will be Year 15 of Fakegate. Stay tuned!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climategate and Michael Mann, et al.? We all remember that. Fakegate and climate crusader Peter Gleick? Not so much 14 years later. 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