Interesting reading over at Monbiot.com. What’s interesting is that Monbiot, whom I’ve long read with interest although a sometime-skeptical attitude, appears to mirror Mci’s response to the findings of the inquiry. The MPs were kind to Professor Phil Jones. During its hearings, the Commons Science and Technology Committee didn’t even ask the man at the […]
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Of Inquiries, Wizards and What’s Behind the Curtain
April 3, 2010 
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I happened to see a clip about the Wizard of Oz and remembered the whole wizard hiding behind a curtain scene where the viewer realizes that in reality, the Great and Powerful Oz is nothing more than a rather ordinary older man, harmless really, who just creates this scary facade to make himself appear more […]
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March 30, 2010 33 Comments
The House of Commons has released its report on the CRU email release. Here is the summary of its findings: We believe that the focus on CRU and Professor Phil Jones, Director of CRU, in particular, has largely been misplaced. Whilst we are concerned that the disclosed e-mails suggest a blunt refusal to share scientific […]
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March 27, 2010 21 Comments
High on the WTFIUWT? list of experiences, a close encounter with ASS. Earlier, I cruised on over to WUWT and noted that he’s claiming WUWT hit 40 million — that’s MILLION — hits. Momentarily blinded by the burn of anti-science, I was just so disgusted to think that WUWT, Climate Depot and Climate Audit taken together […]
Continue readingStates of Denial: Anti-Science Policy in Canada and the US
March 22, 2010 10 Comments
Part One: Canada “There is only one problem — confidence and how to establish it; public assurance and how to create it.” Hill and Knowlton Sage advice to the Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC) in 1950s when the industry faced scientific research showing that substances in their products caused fatal cancers in lab mice. If […]
Continue reading“McIntyre Accused” Meme – Watch It Grow
March 15, 2010 15 Comments
Over at WUWT, there’s a new post up about a Queensland U prof who has accused McIntyre of either directly or indirectly being responsible for the CRU hack. The original article is by none other than Andrew Bolt of the Herald Sun. Here’s an excerpt from WUWT: Somebody needs to educate Quiggin on the CRU […]
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