@Poirot,

Talking of thinking, Poirot, have you ever THOUGHT to checked the CVs of some of the persons behind your favourite source: www.skepticalscience.com?

First off, let us remind everyone what you have told us *REPEATEDLY* about how important it was/is/will always be that any source/authority commenting on THE SCIENCE be a fully paid up member of the “climate scientist” fraternity. That after all was why (you said) Pilmer being a geologist and Randy Mann a mere Meteorologist couldn’t possibly have anything worthwhile to add!

HOWEVER, when we read YOUR Skepticalscience.com site we see IMPRESSIVE credentials like this:


BaerbelW: “lives and works in Germany. She has always had a lot of interest in environmental issues and has been active as a volunteer at the local zoo” [Yup! I'll bet she learnt a lot about climate science as a volunteer at her local zoo]

James Wight: “ a Science student with Macquarie University…*INTENDING* to major in climate science” [A Wannabe!]

Doug_Bostrom: “1958 model, background in broadcast engineering and management, wireless telemetry, software architecture and authorship with a focus on embedded systems, TCP/IP network engineering, systems integration.” [Not relevant!]

John Mason: “graduated in geology from Aberystwyth University” [Nah! Geology is no good, remember Pilmer!]

Daniel Bailey: “ completed science degrees in Earth Science, Cartography and Remote Sensing at Central Michigan University in the United States” [Not relevant!]

Rob Painting: “Rob is an environmentalist, scuba diver, spearfisherman, kayaker and former police officer. Has researched climate science, IN AN AMATEUR CAPACITY(!), for 4 years. [Hobby scientist!]

Mind you (to limit your wiggle room) I am not saying they all are like this –but a goodly number are!

But of course that’s Ok ‘cause they’re on your side!

The IPCC now admits that there has been no warming for 17yrs.It is a grand lie.Extreme weather does not = warming.This is the definition of cognitive dissonance.The satellite data confirms this.

Our humanity has lost all ability to dissern fact from fiction.The greens and their paedophile logic priests lust for righteous power in the name of their dogma.How are they different from the Catholic Church,Muslims of the Jews?

Nice try, SPQR,

Here's the run down - holds up well I think.

http://skepticalscience.com/team.php

Next.....

Whatsittoyah What you say is not to be argued with BUT you do not understand how the world works. Yes carbon Dioxide out but then all through the sunny periods around the Earth plants absorb it. They turn it into, well plants. This was pointed out very early on the piece when they pumped 10 times the amount of carbon dioxide into a greenhouse (sealed). The plants just absorbed it all in, win win!
I was a kiddy in London in the 1950's where coal was burned. The smog was horrendous and a killer but once they changed the fuel everything cleaned up pretty fast.
Please do not take this personally and start SHOUTING at me. I am just trying to be helpful.

Carbon tax will actually help in the effort to stop climate change.
Belly,
You're losing it mate. 8 million Australians paying Carbon Tax will change the world's climate ? What planet are you from. Ah yes the planet Labor where they think of themselves more great the more they ruin it for all.

Arjay, you say:

>> The IPCC now admits that there has been no warming for 17yrs.
It is a grand lie.
Extreme weather does not = warming.
This is the definition of cognitive dissonance.
The satellite data confirms this. <<

Ross,

The following are plots (NOT conspiracies) of satellite and remote sensing data covering the last 17 years.

http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/5temp.jpg

Where is your cognition?

Ross, you go on to say:

>> Our humanity has lost all ability to dissern fact from fiction.
The greens and their paedophile logic priests lust for righteous power in the name of their dogma.
How are they different from the Catholic Church, Muslims of (sic) the Jews? <<

No, Ross ... YOU have lost all ability to dissern fact from fiction.

Disclaimer: I am not green nor a pedophile priest (Catholic or otherwise).