ClimateGate's Michael Mann Received Stimulus Funds

And they wonder why the economy hasn't been "stimulated".

A scientist in the middle of the ClimateGate scandal received economic stimulus funds last June.

Penn State University is investigating Professor Michael Mann, the creator of the discredited "Hockey Stick Graph," for his involvement in an international attempt to exaggerate and manipulate climate data in order to advance the myth of manmade global warming.

According to the conservative think tank the National Center for Public Policy Research, Mann received $541,184 in economic stimulus funds last June to conduct climate change research.

With this in mind, NCPPR issued a press release Thursday asking for these funds to be returned.