Climate Conversation Group » Is the game nearly over

I think the game is up for the pro-AGW crowd due to the lack of temperature rises over the last 16-23 years.

It looks like Gavin Schmidt might be jumping from the sinking ship now as well. To me, Gavin looks like he’s positioning himself for a back-down on his AGW position – why would he point out the flaws with Nuccitelli’s post otherwise, it’s no concern to him? I think Hansen, even though he admitted the lack of a temp rise over the last 16 years, was given the boot from NASA (or shall we say, given the opportunity to retire to pursue his hobbies) because he refused to change his stance on AGW in the face of very strong evidence that he’s wrong.

Schmidt on the other hand can keep his NASA position if he backs down and follows where the empirical evidence leads him, regardless of whether it proves his previous beliefs incorrect. If he doesn’t back down at some stage he’s going to look a fool and his career is going to go down the toilet. I think he’s laying the foundation for a back-down in the future and attacking the propaganda from those who support his current position (i.e., SkS) is the first step. Does he have a choice other than recanting in the near future? I don’t think so.

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T.D. writes: I invested in carbon credits with Select Global Limited. I bought 3,500 credits last May at $9 each and was told that in February a trading exchange would open with a minimum price of $11, set by the state of California. In August, I bought more. In January, I was told the trading exchange had opened early. My 3,500 credits had fetched $18 each and my remaining 7,200 credits stood at $16 each. However, in February I received an email saying Select Global was ‘working on exit strategies’. Now it does not return my calls.

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