Second Mann hockeystick produced entirely from a small, atypical and corrupt sub-group of proxies

Ever since his original "hockeystick" graph of the global temperature trend was discredited, Michael Mann has been trying to justify himself by producing a second, less challengeable hockeystick graph. His latest effort is dissected in the very thorough and detailed article briefly excerpted below. Excerpts below are the abstract plus mention of what the proxies central to Mann's new hockeystick consist of. By using data known to be corrupted, Mann has certainly done nothing to redeem his reputation.

Denver Daily - Permanent stagflation

Putting the science of global warming aside, imagine “permanent stagflation.” That was the dire warning Heartland Institute’s James Taylor, senior fellow in environment policy, gave to a packed audience at the Independence Institute last Thursday night. Taylor was in Denver to provide the Denver Regional Council of Governments with a free market environmental perspective. DRCOG should be commended for seeking a perspective beyond the prevailing global warming alarmism.

Dyer's lecture called "alarmist"

In my opinion your article on Mr. Dyer is just more of the same alarmist media hype. You should be reporting science facts from real scientists, not people who earn a living by using alarmism to profit.

Mack Thrasher, Pembroke, ON

Editor's note: We reported what Mr. Dyer said. Readers are free to draw whatever conclusions they desire from that.