Nick/Leo

As to the Xstrata Supreme Court judgement, Justice Mackenzie had this to say;

"There was also reference to the period 1998-2006 which the Tribunal’s reasons (based on the submission of the 'expert' witness of Bob Carter) describe as another example of a period of cooling. The year 1998, selected as the starting point for the period of cooling, was, according to the graph, significantly warmer than any of the years preceding it and any which had followed it up to 2006. Had either of the following two years been selected as the starting point, and the result for 1998 been treated as an aberrant spike, the period to 2006 would have demonstrated an increase over that period larger than the alleged cooling relied on by the President."

The last sentence again, Nick:

"Had either of the following two years been selected as the starting point, and the result for 1998 been treated as an aberrant spike, the period to 2006 would have demonstrated an increase over that period larger than the alleged cooling relied on by the President (as submitted by Bob Carter)."

In other words, Carter (self proclaimed 'expert' witness) doesn't have a clue about time series statistical analysis (unlikely) or he deliberately distorts and misrepresents the science for his own (and others) agenda (vis-a-vis Lavoisier Group, Heartland Institute and the mob you link to) - take your pick, Nick.