[DC: I don't usually permit these sorts of patently false accusations, but I'm permitting this rant this one time, so that folks can understand what rational people are up against.

It's obvious that the only "cover-up, misinformation, reframing and misdirection of the issue" is being perpetrated by the usual suspects who have been doing this for years: PR disinformation specialists like Marc Morano, Tom Harris and the CeI team, the unqualified "scientists" who co-operate with them and the hidden fossil-fuel interests supporting all of this. Then of course we have politicians like Inhofe and media like FoxNews, WSJ and National Post who are essentially using this propganda to conduct a war on science and reason.]

I was merely reporting what Carlin said in his report so that any participants in this blog could for themselves decide what the reality is.

If you think Carlin is a puppet of the CEI or Michaels, I dont see any truth in this.

[DC: Carlin actually said very little of his own in the report. All of the assertions you paraphrase came from "analysis" at blogs like Patrick Michaels' World Climate Report or astroturf groups like Friends of Science, most of it directly lifted.

Finally, I've never stated or implied that Carlin is a "puppet" of Patrick Michaels. In fact, it's quite probable that Michaels was unaware of Carlin's massive plagiarism of his work. As for CEI, there remain a number of unresolved questions and coincidences. But there is strong evidence that CEI played a key role behind the scenes of Carlin's interviews at FoxNews. I'll be posting more on this at some point.]

Also, Carlin hit the nail right on its head.

Governments have paid too little attention to the science of global warming and have tended to accept the findings reached by outside groups. He says the EPA has not made a careful review of them and is likely to be blaimed for this later.

His findings are based on the best science, in the sense that they most closely correspond to available observations.

Global temperatures have declined for 11 years. The PDO and AMO have turned negative. Atlantic hurricane behavior has changed (there are fewer hurricanes). Greenland ice is not melting like some say it is. It has been observed that water vapor is not a positive feedback, it is negative. The IPCC has incorrectly dismissed the impact of solar variability on temperatures. Research suggests that solar variability accounts for up to 68% of the increase in earths temperatures with strong association between solar sunspots/irradiance and global temperature fluctuations.

Surface temperature measurement is not accurate due to the growth of urban areas. Satellite records of temperature do not show the same temperature increase as land based sensors.

Almost all fluctiations in temperature appear to be due to natural causes and not human caused pollution as defined by the clear air act.

[DC: All of these assertions have been debunked over and over. Every one of them is either based on non-peer-reviewed "science" or else gross misinterpretations of published science.

I suspect none of you have read his report. He is merely trying to protect his agency from making a terrible mistake. You people label him as senile, you dont even know him, you just dont like what he says.

Why not read his report first. Maybe you will learn something.

[DC: Protecting the EPA from a "terrible mistake"? You must be joking. Carlin's co-operation with the CEI's attack on the EPA, including his error-laden interviews on FoxNews, appear to be calculated to provide maximum embarrassment to the EPA.

If you post any more irrelevant nonsense like the above tripe, I'll move it to Unthreaded where it belongs. I'm very patient and polite but you are fast wearing out your welcome.]

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