How global warming “science” works
Unfortunately, it is not only global warming global warming “science” that works like this, but most science since the late twentieth century:
Dr. Tim Ball reports that the IPCC first creates the “Summary for Policy Makers” report, then the science report that it is supposedly a summary of.
“Changes (other than grammatical or minor editorial changes) made after acceptance by the Working Group or the Panel shall be those necessary to ensure consistency with the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) or the Overview Chapter.”
This was, in the end, the unavoidable result of government funding for science. He who pays the piper, calls the tune. He sleeps with elephants, wakes up flat. For science to be science, scientists need to cultivate a wider range of patrons and sources of funding.
May 1st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
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