What the BEST data actually says | Watts Up With That?

[Willis Eschenbach] PS—I remind folks again that the hype about BEST showing skeptics are wrong is just that. Most folks knew already that the world has been generally warming for hundreds of years, and BEST’s results in that regard were no surprise. BEST showed nothing about whether humans are affecting the climate, nor could it have done so. There are still large unresolved issues in the land temperature record which BEST has not clarified or solved. The jury is out on the BEST results, and it is only in part because they haven’t even gone through peer review.

Rick Perry Doesn’t Like Fiction - By Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore - National Review Online

Have you seen the film An Inconvenient Truth?
[Perry] No, ma’am.

Have you read the book?
No. I generally don’t watch or read a lot of fiction.

Many believe global warming caused the wildfires in your state. What do you think?
Historically in Texas, we’ve always had substantial periods of drought. World temperatures have also been changing for millennia. I truly believe the science is not settled on the issue of man-made global warming.

Quadrant Online - Upset intellectuals

Then there were the polar bears that were never endangered. The Indian glacier that wasn’t a problem. The sea-level that hasn’t altered around Australia in 40 years and the global temperature that is not running amuck as predicted. Oh! What a tangled web, Professors Hamilton and Manne, you weaveas the public are expected to wait breathlessly for the next prediction of doom and impending disaster.

“What do we want—Armageddon! When do we want it—NOW!”