Schmidt has appeared on various occasions in the media , often he is asked about his expertise on climate related study findings , current events or gives lectures . Schmidt worked with the American Museum of Natural History , the College de France , and the New York Academy of Sciences for education and outreach . Schmidt and eight other colleagues founded in 2004 the RealClimate blog . The blog provides critical commentary on climate science with the scope on outreach to the public and for journalists . Additionally , the blog features frequent guest posts by experts in their field . Articles and commentary have presented scientific defense against accusations raised in controversies over the hockey stick graph . During the 2009-2010 Climatic Research Unit email controversy he strongly defended the scientists involved , including Michael E. Mann and Phil Jones . Journalist Fred Pearce noted , " '' Schmidt wrote that the emails merely showed how scientists interact in private '' " , and that " '' Gravity is n't a useful theory because Newton was a nice man . '' " Schmidt was '' EarthSky Science Communicator of the Year '' in 2011
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
Gavin Schmidt