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Climategate: Illinois Climate Scientist Threatens To Cut NYT's Revkin Off From The Lies & Fraud? Will Eilperin & Begley Be Able To Pick Up Slack?

Read here. In the category of "dumber than a bag of rocks," University of Illinois climate scientist emails a threat to NYT's science reporter Andy Revkin. With the science scandal of the century playing out with great damage to the climate science community, it appears there are even more arrogant, ego-maniacs that need to be leashed. With that said, Revkin should go on a tear by reporting only the views of the global warming skeptics for next two weeks. Who do you think would come crawling back to Andy seeking forgiveness?

Honestly, how come climate science has so many "smart" people acting so freaking stupid?

Climate Liars: The Political Elites' Myth of 2,500 Climate Scientists Has Now Shrunk To 25; Fallout From Climategate?

Read here. The greatest catastrophe facing humankind, global warming, and the pro-catastrophists can only find 25 scientists to sign a letter pleading with Congress and Obama to save the world at the Copenhagen COP15 meeting? It was just a week ago that the English major, who is Obi-Wan's Climate Czar, assured us there were 2,500 scientists who agree with the IPCC conclusion that human CO2 is the cause of all global warming and the resultant calamities that will befall the world, unless we impose economic conditions of the 19th century upon ourselves to avoid it.

How did the 2,500 drop to 25 overnight? Because....

Copenhagen-COP15 Nonsense: They Believe They Can Control The Climate, But Earth's Climate Won't Listen To Their Puny Voices

Read here. Many attendees of the Copenhagen believe their actions, and those of others, can influence the outcome of the world's climate. The natural climate cycles and dynamics over the long run will not be altered by human intervention. The forces of nature are just too immense for humans to control as the below graph from Greenland ice cores indicate. (click image to enlarge)

Climategate: Is There Evidence That NASA/GISS Researchers Have Fabricated Global Warming? If There's Smoke, It's Usually A Fire

Read here and here. With Climategate exposing fraud and the leftist-liberal, anti-science agenda leading up to Copenhagen (COP15), attention is starting to focus on NASA. The climate researchers at NASA's GISS have funding incentives that promote a global warming agenda, which does not make for good science. Certainly GISS has had its share of temperature data presentation problems/issues and very questionable science techniques.

Here's an example of GISS using selective data in the chart starting at 1900 to promote the warming agenda. But if the entire temperature data record is shown from the year 1820, warming actually becomes cooling. (click image to enlarge)

And, here's an example of GISS 'cooking the temperature data books' to manufacture non-existent global warming. They "adjust" earlier temperatures down and "adjust" later temperatures up to produce a warming trend that is more dramatic. (click image to enlarge)
 

Here Are The "Unprecedented" & "Accelerating" Temperatures That Literally Have UK Elites' Knickers Bunched

Read here. The Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland has maintained one of the oldest temperature databases. From the www.junkscience.com site we know the following:

• Armagh Observatory: The observatory is still largely surrounded by countryside similar to that which has existed since its foundation in 1790. Together with the fact that the population of Armagh when compared with other Irish and UK cities has increased relatively little since the late 18th and early 19th centuries (population 1816: 7,000; 1911: 7,600; 1991: 14,265), its rural environment has ensured that the observatory suffers from little or no urban micro-climatic effects. In addition, with a relatively exposed site, in a fairly windy maritime climate, any urban climatic effects that did exist would be expected to be minimized.

Per the temperature graph below, from one of the best climate sites in the world, it is evident that temperatures have risen modestly from the end of the Little Ice Age to current times, and are neither unprecedented nor accelerating as believed by UK elites. (If they require "unprecedented" and "accelerating" temperatures then their crack Climate Research Unit (CRU) sponsored by the University of East Anglia (UEA) will have to work at fraud a little harder.) Pssst...someone tell the Brits the globe isn't frying.

Satellite Update: Global Cooling Trend Continues At -1.3°F Per Century Rate; Climate Models & IPCC "Experts" Failed To Predict

Read here. The UAH satellite temperatures for November 2009 have been announced and it jumped to the 0.50°C temperature anomaly point after a decline in October 2009. The full nine year trend continues negative as extended cooling has made its impact felt despite the accelerated global warming predictions of climate models. (click image to enlarge)

 
 

Climate Liars: Unprecedented & Unequivocal Climate Lying Pre-Dates Climategate Revelations, And Continues Unabated

Read here. A major problem in discerning climate fact from fiction is the outright fraud and/or misrepresentation of climate science that is being conducted by government officials, climate alarmist scientists, and environmental groups. The "scientific" claims made by these individuals, official, and groups are most often....

AP Says Obama Like Mr. Spock: Er, Guys…One Major Problem With That Spock Thing, Vulcans Don't Lie

Read here. It's pretty evident that Obama has a truth allergy, which would make Spock blush green. And there is always that science + logic thing that Spock pulls on Dr. McCoy. Like, for example, if the scientific evidence (temperatures) goes the opposite of what is hypothesized by the theory, for let's say some 10+ years, Spock would state it's only logical that the theory (AGW) is illogical. Now, add to this that the Obama administration has chosen to passively condone the scientific fraud of Climategate, and the end result in reality is that Obama is the Anti-Spock as well as some other 'anti' personages more than likely.

Finally, this AP report by Seth Borenstein is just another example of the fantastic, liberal-leftist science reporting that the mainstream press science reporters are now producing, NOT. It's bad, and getting much, much worse. Actually, it's a national disgrace that serious journalism has fallen to this level. The Copenhagen (COP15) reporting will be a travesty.

Obama Was Warned About Potential Of A 'Climategate' - Did He Listen? Nope

Read here. Back in March of 2009, 100+ prominent scientists sent Obama a letter that countered the claims being made by the Climategate scientists. The claims based on the AGW hypothesis were being proven wrong by the actual data and the letter writers went out of their way to provide a fair and accurate warning of the problems with the AGW claims/predictions.

They had identified a "scientific" house-of-cards and stepped up to do the right thing. Unfortunately, neither Obama, nor the "expert" sycophants advising him (the leftist-liberals drooling over new 'cap & trade' revenue streams), listened. At that time Obama could have demanded more and better scientific evidence than just more hype and hysteria. Instead, he ignored the actual science and now the climate science fraud revealed by Climategate has blown up in his face on the eve of Copenhagen. Certainly not the best-of-breed leadership qualities that's needed in today's world.

A Climategate Solution: Open & Transparent Peer-Reveiw of Climate Model Software, ASAP

Read here. The Climategate emails and files from UAE-CRU has provided the evidence that scientists are cooking the data books and intimidating science journals not to publish AGW skeptic research. The leaked data has also provided insight at how incredibly unprofessional the software and supporting data has been created and maintained.

NASA shuttles, with a handful of humans, requires pristine software code and modeling. Likewise, if trillions of dollars are supposedly required to save billions of humans from climate change, then the supporting software and climate modeling programming has to also be pristine, stripped of all unprofessional coding and built-in programmer biases similar to those the CRU software was laden with. The only way to accomplish this is to have an open peer-review process that will go through the climate model code line-by-line, with thousands collaborating via the Internet.

It's the bare minimum the "world's leaders" at Copenhagen should demand of the climate scientific community, now that the deep-seated scientific Climategate fraud has been exposed.

Climategate Conspiracy: Massive Coverup By UN's IPCC Scumbags - UK's CRU Destroys Irreplaceable, Original Temperature Databases

Read here. The IPCC climate scientists involved with the global warming fraud originating out of the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit (CRU) now report that the critical raw temperature data have been purposefully deleted, which means it may never be recovered. The only reason to delete the original,....

ClimateGate: IPCC Claims of "Unprecedented Warming" Now Proven To Be Irrefutable Bullshit

Read here. Steve McIntyre and the Climate Audit group of gurus again provides the data that eviscerates the UN-IPCC claims of unprecedented global warming. For any world leader or politician to claim there is a climate change crisis due human CO2 caused global warming can now be identified as a bona fide political hack, more interested in money and power than the climate. As they pontificate and waste huge amounts of money at Copenhagen (COP-15) for ego and greed, it should be remembered that the entire endeavor is a farce based on fraud. (click image to enlarge)

Will These Climate "Turkeys" Be Hauled Into Climategate Congressional Hearings?

Read here and here. An enlightening aspect of the Climategate conspiracy/fraud scandal is the large number of climate science "professionals" involved. In the situation of not responding to a legal and legitimate request for science data and information regarding published, peer-reviewed research, the below turkeys appear to have condoned the multiple actions to prevent the release of requested information from happening.

(Names listed are from the actual Climategate e-mails contained in the linked article above.)

One can only surmise that these turkeys came to the conclusion that the climate data they were refusing to release was not robust enough to withstand normal scientific scrutiny. What other rationale could there be for their condoning the illegal prevention of releasing the simple data requested by the article's author - for goodness sakes, it was only a list of climate stations used in their own research. Talk about incredibly poor judgment, and what must be the combined IQ's matching a turkey brain.

Are these the climate "Turkeys" that will be on the chopping block? Will their necks be spared if they start squawking (or whatever turkeys do)? Happy Thanksgiving, boys & girls! Roast well in the oven you placed yourselves in.

Anjuli Bamzai
Ben Santer
Bill Goldstein
Carl Mears
Caspar Ammann
Cherry Murray
David Bader
David Holland
Doug Nychka
Doug Rotman
Eugene Wahl
Frank Wentz
Gavin Schmidt
George Miller
Glenn McGregor
John Lanzante
Karen Owen
Karl Taylor
Keith Briffa
Leopold Haimberger
Malcolm Hughes
Melissa Free
Michael Mann
Pat Berge
Peter Gleckler
Peter Thorne
Philip Jones
Raymond Pierrehumbert
Raymond Bradley
Sharon Leduc
Steve Klein
Steven Schneider
Steven Sherwood
Susan Solomon
Thomas Karl
Thomas Peterson
Tim Osborne
Tom Keenan
Tom Wigley
Tomas Diaz De La Rubia
Wei-Chyung Wang

The Climate Liars: U.S. Agency Publishes Report That Misleadingly Indicates That Number of "Record" Daily High Temperatures Increasing

Read here. As the world has learned over the last week, IPCC climate science has operated in the fraud/conspiracy realm in order to bolster a global warming "crisis" in anticipation of the Copenhagen (COP-15) meeting in December. It has become very obvious that climate alarmist scientists have presented fabricated temperature records that point to "unprecedented" warming, which actually isn't. They also seek out ways to present temperature data in unique ways that leaves the impression that temperatures are warming. Such was the recent NCAR study that reported an increasing maximum/minimum temperature ratio that global warming exists and is a serious problem. So, if we are to believe NCAR then there must be a lot more maximum temperature records being set, right? As the chart below shows, nothing could be further from the truth. The NCAR study is just another example of 'The Climate Liars' at work. (click to image to enlarge)

Best Video So Far On Climategate: 'Hide The Decline' Is Instant Classic

We did this posting a while back about the "hockey stick" fraudster but this is soooo much better and reflects the latest about Climategate. Enjoy and appreciate the talent that put this together.

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h/t Daily Bayonet; video's producers

Climategate: A Brief Summary of The UN's IPPC Global Warming Science Scandal, Fraud, Conspiracy

The last few days has seen much written about the incredible Machiavellian machinations a preeminent group of UN-IPCC climate scientists has conducted over the last decade, with their objective being the swaying of public opinion and politicians that a global warming induced climate change crisis is an imminent catastrophe. A fair summary of these Machiavellian gyrations and subterfuge, as revealed by the publication of secret emails and data files, would be:

• First, a real attempt by a small group of scientists to subvert the [scientific] peer-review process and suppress dissenting voices. This is at best massively unethical.
• Second, a willingness to manipulate the data to make a political case. This is certainly misconduct and possibly scientific fraud. This, if it proves true, should make these scientists subject to strong disciplinary action, even termination of their tenured positions.
• Third, what gives every appearance of an actual conspiracy to prevent data from being released as required by the Freedom of Information Acts in the US and UK. If this is proven true, that is a federal crime.

The above three points are from this source, and here are additional sources that may be helpful in keeping abreast of and understanding the Climategate scandal: 

Read here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

As the vast majority of global warming skeptics have claimed, the climate science emanating from the IPCC regarding "unprecedented" global warming would not be able to withstand the critical and robust scientific scrutiny that a proper and open scientific process affords. As it now has been revealed by the secret emails and data files, the actual climate scientist proponents of the IPCC global warming science effort came to the exact same conclusion as the skeptics: the IPCC global warming science was definitely not robust, and the underlying data and programs could never be allowed to see the light of day or be provided for an honest, critical scrutiny and assessment by the scientific community.

What one can now safely conclude from this IPCC scientific fiasco and fraud conspiracy is that no one should be frightened about an imminent climate crisis caused by human CO2 emissions. The unprecedented/accelerating global warming that was to percipitate this fantastic crisis does not exist in reality.

Old Consensus: There Is "Unprecedented" Global Warming; New Consensus: UN-IPCC Climate Scientists Are Unprecedented Liars

Read here and here. The continuing expose of the massive IPCC climate scientist global warming research fraud, for even the most fanatical global warming supporters, has many backtracking. This is good. Unfortunately though, the unprecedented liars' revelation has dealt all of science a terrible blow.

The damage that the revealed unprecedented liars have done to science in general is, well...er..., unprecedented. For example, just prior to the documented revelations that the IPCC and associated climate scientists have been willing participants in scientific fraud, major science associations' staff sent letters to U.S. senators urging them to follow the IPCC scientific consensus, despite an overabundance of actual scientists who question the IPCC "consensus." These major science associations, like many, were deceived by those who claimed an assumed adherence to important scientific principles, objectivity and honesty. Now, as it turns out, it's revealed that the IPCC climate science was a fraudulent exercise, a house-of-cards fabrication that can't stand up to true scientific scrutiny, as evidenced by the released e-mails and data files. If these major science associations had been aware of the extensive fraud perpetrated by the IPCC climate scientists, it's highly unlikely they would have sent the letter to the U.S. senators. Or, would they still have sent the letter?

See, that's the relevant question and a major problem. It does now appear that the major science associations actually condone scientific fraud, as long as it meets a specific political goal or agenda that is their preference. Since that does seem to be the case, why would any individual, or for that matter, any politician, believe anything a scientist says or any science association opines about? How can anyone trust the science establishment after these revelations of massive science fraud? Frankly, it's fair to surmise that scientists and associations have not only lost their "mojo," but their collective guilt by fawning association has shredded their credibility.

Can scientists and science organizations ever regain what they have wantonly threw away? Sure, they have to become full-fledged science skeptics committed to impartial and accurate vetting of hypotheses and all empirical data. That is the historically important and enlightened role society expects of them. Yet, they have cavalierly abdicated this role for current greed and power. It's a possibility they can reclaim what they purposefully threw away, but don't hold your breath too long. To really make it happen, major science organizations will require a house-cleaning from basement to attic. The leftist-liberal activists who now control major science organizations will not willingly relinquish their power, no matter how much damage they cause the science community and its credibility.

Meet One of The Gullible: Global Warming Insanity From An "Elite" Who Swallowed It - Hook, Line & Sinker

Read here. It's doubtful, after the infamous revelations of the past week, that the useful idiots of the global warming hysteria meme will actually admit to their being wrong. But it will be refreshing not having to read this type of idiocy much longer since even they will find it hard to keep on beating a dead horse.

The Climate Liars: World Health Organization Also Strives For Illegitimacy By Claiming CO2 Causes Global Health Decline

Read here. As the scientific world was rocked the past few days by the fraud and lies perpetrated by IPCC climate scientists, it should not be forgotten that lying, and other non-scientific methodologies, have been employed by various UN agencies to make ludicrous claims about human CO2 and climate change. One of the more egregious examples was W.H.O. totally misrepresenting health, carbon and economic statistics to suggest the world's human health is declining because of CO2. In reality, the exact opposite is true - the growth in human carbon use and increasing levels of CO2 emissions is highly correlated with improved health and increased life expectancy.

"In fact, increased health is, if anything, associated with both increased economic development (GDP per capita) and higher carbon emissions per capita. That is, these figures suggest that the World Health Organization has it backward!!"

The Climate Conspiracy Exposed: Global Warming Skeptics Proven Right; Climate Alarmists Reveal Themselves To Be Scientific Fraud 'Perps'

Read here, here, and here. For the non-law enforcement inclined, "perps" stands for perpetrators. And as the blogosphere is saturated with many multiple postings about what's now being called "climategate," the climate science fraud perps have self-documented, for all the world to see, how a criminal enterprise conducts itself within the confines of government funded science and the UN's IPCC.

Is "criminal" to strong of a word? Well, maybe so, but probably not. If you think it is too strong, re-read thoroughly that first link above. Let's see....e-mail exchanges document conspiracy between a group of like-minded scientists....they speak of data manipulation/fraud....they speak of intimidation of others....they speak of deliberately and illegally refusing legitimate freedom of information requests....they even speak of income tax evasion. Still don't like the label "criminal"? Okay, if so, let's describe this activity as just another example of the liberal-leftist attack on science that has a long and sordid history.

For the fringe that fanatically believe that AGW is true because of "consensus," you got a legitimate point there....nothing like a consensus of liars. For those who were not sure whether the "alarmists" or "skeptics" were producing truthful and honest statements about global warming and the scary predictions Al Gore was spreading, what further evidence do you require?

Climate Change "Tipping Points" - Truth or Hype?

Read here. Naturally, many self-important (delusional?) individuals will be attending the Copenhagen (COP-15) conference in order to save the world from climate change. Most of the attendees, including celebrities, political leaders, and the MSM press, believe fervently in the climate "tipping points" (positive feedback) meme. The good news for any attendee's sanity, and for all of the rest of us humans, the actual climate science is reporting that negative feedbacks actually rule the realm. Conclusion? Tipping points are the urban legend of "elites" and  ain't about to happen - they're hype.

Climate Model Failures: It's The "Same Old, Same Old" - Fundamentally, They're Wrong And Have Been 'Falsified'

Read here. Prior to the most recent years of global cooling, the global warming hypotheses that climate models are assuming had already been 'falsified.' Unfortunately for the world's citizens, the UN-IPCC bureaucrats and political leaders attending the December Copenhagen meeting seem convinced the climate models are correct in their climate change conclusions. Climate change does exist but definitely not due to causes and in the manner that climate models assume:

"Studies such as the U.S. National Assessment and Chapters and the IPCC which use regional results from the multi-decadal climate models are constructed on models which have been falsified in their ability to accurately simulate even the linear trend of the tropical zonally averaged surface and tropospheric temperature trends over the last several decades. Since almost all impact studies require regional and smaller scale resolution, the current generation of multi-decadal global climate prediction models is inappropriate to use for impact prediction for the coming decades."