12.08.2011 | permalink
MEMBERS of the Australian scientific and agricultural community are living in a climate of heightened fear due to an escalating pattern of threatening email abuse, which has emerged in recent months. And they are concerned the escalating threats could be undermining the future quality of independent, scientific research. Tensions are at fever pitch after climate change scientists, live export industry members and farm lobby groups recently received death threats, while Federal politicians are also receiving regular hate mail.