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Media-hyped global warming “skeptic” was no such thing

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Yahoo! is leading this morning (PST) with tales of a global warming skeptic suddenly seeing the light — and embracing the gospel of climate change.

Interesting they should choose to feature this “skeptic” on a day like today (at least for those of you on the east coast):

Only there’s a problem with this, um, well, former “skeptic.” Problem is, as Don Surber found with just a few key strokes and mouse clicks. that the

. . . “skeptic” in question — physicist Richard Muller of Berkeley — embraced the theory of man-made global warming 30 years ago. An online search easily disproved his claim of skepticism. He co-authored a book, “Physics For Future Presidents,” that explained climate change among other things. Now he has re-branded himself a former skeptic — the better to sell global warming.

(Last link via Instapundit.)  Guess we just can’t let facts get in the way of liberal shibboleths.

FROM THE COMMENTS:  Sonicfrog who follows this stuff from closely than I encourages me to link “this article as an addendum to your post. One of the main scientists working on the BEST project is calling Muller to task for his recent publicity seeking actions. Here is a nice quote to show how vacuous the reporters claim of Mullers certainty really is:”

Yesterday Prof Muller insisted that neither his claims that there has not been a standstill, nor the graph, were misleading because the project had made its raw data available on its website, enabling others to draw their own graphs.

However, he admitted it was true that the BEST data suggested that world temperatures have not risen for about 13 years. But in his view, this might not be ‘statistically significant’, although, he added, it was equally possible that it was – a statement which left other scientists mystified.

UPDATE:  Ed Morrissey reports that a “closer look at the data and a Daily Mail interview with one of Muller’s team shows that the chart hides the fact that no warming has occurred in the last 11 years”.  Read the whole thing.

Comments

  1. I wonder how much Al Gore pais him. He states that the ¨Climategate Scandal¨is what motivated him to do further research. I maintain that if the advocates had nothing to fear, why were hiding information that cast doubt on their claims. Even deniers have said warming takes place but, it´s not man made, it is natural and cyclical. It has been said that the 13th century was warmer than our own. Maybe at that time it was cause by cow and horse farts.

  2. How desperate are they that they have to dig someone who changed his mind 30 years ago. btw, if I recall – back in the 70’s they were talking about a new ice age(hi there eastcoasters). So this guy would have become a global warmist right around the time the rest of them did.

  4. Dan, you should add this article as an addendum to your post. One of the main scientists working on the BEST project is calling Muller to task for his recent publicity seeking actions. Here is a nice quote to show how vacuous the reporters claim of Mullers certainty really is:

    Yesterday Prof Muller insisted that neither his claims that there has not been a standstill, nor the graph, were misleading because the project had made its raw data available on its website, enabling others to draw their own graphs.

    However, he admitted it was true that the BEST data suggested that world temperatures have not risen for about 13 years. But in his view, this might not be ‘statistically significant’, although, he added, it was equally possible that it was – a statement which left other scientists mystified.

  6. In my opinion, the BEST project and results (which hasn’t been peer reviewed yet btw) is a good and worthwhile project, no matter the results. It’s the first real open / all data released and repeatable type of science in the field of Climate Science. Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of the brand of scientific thought that they can’t release the data because “your only interest in it is to poke holes in it”…

    Well DUH! That’s how science works!