Further Comment On The Surface Temperature Data Used In The CRU, GISS And NCDC Analyses « Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

The responses in the CCSP report clearly show the casual dismissal of the substantive issues with respect to all three of the global average surface temperature trends that are being used by policymakers to quantify global warming. The three data analyses are not indepenent assessments, and, based on our research (e.g. see) have a significant warm bias.

The Arena - Bradley A. Smith on ClimateGate | POLITICO.com

On another topic: I want to call attention to a story that is not getting nearly the press coverage it deserves - the revelation of emails from the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (like other governments worldwide), has relied heavily on the data from the University of East Anglia. And now, from leaked emails of scientists around the globe in correspondence to and from the University, we see suggestions that a massive fraud may have occured. This story is slowly tearing up the blogosphere, but has still been largely ignored by most major media outlets - where most Americans still get their news, and where most still turn for reliable information.
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The near complete lack of coverage of this story in major news outlets is scandalous. The AP has 11 people "fact-check" a book by Sarah Palin, but apparently can't be bothered to look into this. The New York Times, the major TV networks, and numerous other major sources have also either refused to cover the story or given it only the barest mention.

Bit Tooth Energy: ClimateGate - and Dr Mann's changing story

All those folk who have been saying that the models had shown that there were no major impact due to solar changes are going to have to do a little backpeddling now that the High Priest has spoken

Penn State Live - Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers

Comparisons between the reconstructed temperature patterns and the results of theoretical climate model simulations suggest an important role for natural drivers of climate such as volcanoes and changes in solar output in explaining the past changes. The warmer conditions of the medieval era were tied to higher solar output and few volcanic eruptions, while the cooler conditions of the Little Ice Age resulted from lower solar output and frequent explosive volcanic eruptions.