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Originally Posted by ngcles
Hi Peter & All,
Without entering into debate over this subject whch has such a capacity to cause strife, I'd simply suggest that people get a hold of a copy of Professor Ian Plimer's recent book "Heaven & Earth" and have a good read.
You can get it at Border Books.
There is much truth therein.
Best,
Les D
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Unfortunately Les there isn't much truth therein and what is there is largely irrelevant. I'm sorry to have to say that because I did have a good opinion of him from his past record in debunking other falsehoods. Some of his statements on palaeoclimate leave those who work in the field wondering whether to laugh or cry. An expert on sea level I know pointed out how he had selectively used data which has now been discredited while ignoring well-known robust data sets. There are now web sites (I ldon't have the URL at hand) devoted to exposing his falacies.
But the thing that really takes the cake is his claim that climate change researchers are involved in a massive hoax. That is about as plausible as the moon landing hoax. It is also a massive calumnity that I hope will see him in court. Scientists can be wrong and a few are corrupt but to make such claims about hundreds if not thousands of individuals is beyond the pale. (BTW The reason we know some scientists are corrupt is that they are outed by their peers. There was even a case a couple of years ago where a medical researcher was outed by his own research assistants. You can be sure that if I found anyone massaging or misrepresenting data that I had generated I would shout it from the rooftops.)
I'm not strongly pro or anti climate change but I do very strongly believe in an honest debate.