Enlighten Bazz?

Sure:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/29/climate-change-sceptics-change-mind

As to WUWT, not precious at all Bazz – if anything, Watts himself is the precious one.

Why? Because issues with weather station siting has been known for a long time – well before Watts' raison d'être.

Data collected at problem sites is adjusted or homogenised to take into account various issues, including calibrations (as you are aware of and have have rightly alluded to) and the urban heat island effect.

The way Watts bangs on, one would be forgiven to think he has discovered something worthy of the Nobel in Physics – he hasn’t.

His idea of peer review is really as Poirot says … Pal review by his blog followers.

Muller et al (BEST) at least have submitted their study for genuine peer review.

Don’t get me wrong, the BEST study does not appear to have revealed anything substantially knew that we haven’t known for at least 10 years – it will just add further weight to what is already known.

Back to Watts & Co. If he does submit his opus for genuine peer review, who knows – something may come of it. But Bazz, the implications of his analysis (and they are somewhat tentative at best, pun intended) means that the contiguous USA will have a mean surface temperature adjustment down by a tenth of a degree or so.

The USA only covers 2% of the total area of the globe. His findings (if correct) will have a negligible impact on the globe’s mean surface temperature. Ergo: Watts' stuff is really not ground-breaking - but it does give him kudos from his blog followers.

Mr ‘Wiggle-Waggle’

Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. But dear SM, that is about policy (something worthy of debate). Even the recalcitrant want action on climate change, albeit they think it's crap. Go figure!

My point is that ‘Abbott the Liar’ does not countenance expert opinion, whether it be from; scientists, engineers, economists, military, treasury, etc, etc.

He just makes stuff up, on the run ... quite willing to back-flip on the whim of a spurious opinion poll.

How? By telling lies, distorting and misrepresenting the truth at every stop on his traveling road-show.

Just spiffin!

Btw, I just love it that you hijack my phrases and adopt them as your own – gives me assurance that I’m on a winner.

Mr wiggles,

Just as Juliar, Combet the liar, Conroy the liar, Bowen the liar, etc lie through their teeth every time.

No small business is going to get compensation, no hospital, no recycler, no small manufacturer etc, Abbott is busy pointing this out. If the businesses can't pass on the costs, generally people lose their jobs.

Labor wouldn't know the truth if it hit them between the eyes.

Dear Shadow Minister,

If you'd stop telling lies about Labor,
perhaps Bonmot might stop telling you the truth
about the Libs.

Lexi,

Give it a rest, just because what I say deviates from Labor's party line does not make it a lie.

Perhaps you could tell me what support there is for small business for the increased costs from the carbon tax?

Dear Shadow Minister,

You tell me to "give it a rest?"
This from a man who states, "Labor wouldn't
know the truth if it hit them between the eyes?"
Tsk. Tsk. You first Sir!

As for what assistance is there for small businesses with
carbon pricing? I'm surprised you have to ask.
The web is full of sites with this information. Here's
just two:

http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/helping-business/business-and-a-clean-energy-future/

http://www.rdatanwq.org.au/files/Carbon%20Tax%20Guide.pdf

You might want to Google the Small Business Instant Asset-Write
off thresh-hold which has been increased from $1,000 to $6,500.
Increasing the amount small business can write-off immediately
to $6,500 will increase cash flow and assist small business to grow
and invest in new equipment.