Top UN IPCC Scientist Kevin Trenberth Vindicates Skeptics

On Oct 14, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Kevin Trenberth wrote: Hi Tom How come you do not agree with a statement that says we are no where close to knowing where energy is going or whether clouds are changing to make the planet brighter. We are not close to balancing the energy budget. The fact that we can not account for what is happening in the climate system makes any consideration of geoengineering quite hopeless as we will never be able to tell if it is successful or not! It is a travesty! Kevin [Via Junk Science]

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Mark Bosley said...

Ironically, these emails don’t need context, they ARE the context. They serve as context for us, the many thousands who have followed ClimateAudit.org. The years of condescending emails from Phil Jones, the FOIA refusals that seemed as arbitrary as they were delayed. Leading up to Phil Jones shockingly announce that data had been lost! The emails where Jones is telling his associates to delete emails give context to the public acts...

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