Interview with Charles Monnett

POLAR BEAR WHISTLEBLOWER

He did what scientists are supposed to do. Listen here (after the news on lifetime gag order on Canadian MP staffers): http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2424047394,2424048373,2424049794 On a flight over the Arctic in 2004, U.S. wildlife researcher Charles Monnett reported seeing drowned polar bears -- a finding that he later published in a scientific journal. His sighting became a symbol of the melting Arctic, and a focal point for campaigners like Al Gore. Everyone was unhappy about his discovery. But some people were just unhappy because he wrote about it. Mr. Monnett's employer -- the U.S. federal government -- launched a years-long investigation of him. And, he claims, tried to silence work that challenged oil and gas development in the Arctic. Charles Monnett has now received a cash settlement from the federal government -- and no longer works there. We reached Mr. Monnett in Seattle. http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/episode/2013/12/12/thursday-middle-east-winter-australia-gay-marriage-mp-staffer-rules-and-more/