One problem, of course. They cannot release the RAW DATA, because it was destroyed. All they have are their manipulated figures--as in manipulated to "hide" cooling using a "trick."
The U-turn by the university follows a week of controversy after the emergence of hundreds of leaked emails, "stolen" by hackers and published online, triggered claims that the academics had massaged statistics.
In a statement welcomed by climate change sceptics, the university said it would make all the data accessible as soon as possible, once its Climatic Research Unit (CRU) had negotiated its release from a range of non-publication agreements.
[From Climategate: University of East Anglia U-turn in climate change row - Telegraph]
