Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Global warming debate: A climate scientist responds. Part 5: Who's making the case?
Tom: Obviously you can't kick out self-appointed spokespersons--if you could, I know many skeptics [I don't; can Tom Fuller provide some names here?] who would be happy to get rid of Viscount Lord Monckton and the Competitive Enterprise Institute. But too many climate scientists allow the Al Gores and Joe Romms to spout nonsense uncontested--You and I both know that the 'science is not settled.' No scientist would ever say such a thing. But when Al Gore or Joe Romm say it, scientists are mute. And I find it very strange that the main body of climate scientists has let the Hockey Stick Team from Real Climate tarnish the profession, not just via Climategate, but by a series of rude and arrogant actions that have given the impression that they are the voice of climate science and they rule supreme. They have bullied your colleagues, Bart. Are you okay with that?
C3: Climategate: Actual "Global" Warming Only Affects 10 to 20% of World, Sometimes
There have been numerous revelations from the Climategate emails and files about climate scientists and the science that have truly been incredible, yet confirm what skeptics have long felt and thought. An example is the skeptics' conclusion that global warming is not really "global" but more local in reality. Sure enough, a prominent IPCC climate scientist confirmed that conclusion in one of the Climategate emails
Robert Watson And Mohamed El-Ashry:A Fast, Cheap Way to Cool the [Cooling] Planet - WSJ.com
Forget about carbon. If we want to buffer global warming, cutting methane is the key.

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