Now where did I see something about that, ah yes:-

Warmist Mike Hulme agrees that “the debate around climate change is fundamentally about power and politics rather than the environment…There are not that many “facts” about (the meaning of) climate change which science can unequivocally reveal”

ClimateGate email 1285

So while not endorsing this attempt at undermining our basis for current exceptional global warming, I must say I find myself in sympathy with much of what Will Hutton writes. In particular his conclusion that the debate around climate change is fundamentally about power and politics rather than the environment seems undeniable. There are not that many “facts” about (the meaning of) climate change which science can unequivocally reveal. I am copying this to Asher Minns, since Asher has been giving the issue of “sound science” and Tyndall’s reaction to it some thought recently. Mike [Hulme]

Hat tip: AJ

http://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2012/01/warmist-mike-hulme-agrees-that-debate.html

Steve Goddard has the 2012 Global Warming report posted (with graphs and links)
http://www.real-science.com/2012-global-warming-report-card
in summary (as he says)
The massive bulk of evidence indicates that nothing is wrong, and that Hansen, Mann and the rest of the hockey team are not being honest with us.

■Temperatures are below Hansen’s zero emissions after 2000 Scenario C
■Global temperatures are declining this century
■Sea level has been declining for several years, and is lower now than it was in 2003
■Arctic ice extent and area is the highest for the date since 2005
■Temperatures in western Greenland last year were the coldest since 1996
■Temperatures in Antarctica have been declining for 30 years
■Antarctic ice has been increasing for 30 years
■Winter snow extent is increasing, and has been near record highs in recent years
■Temperatures in Texas show no increase since 1895
■Drought in Australia is at historic lows
■Drought in the US is well below the mean
■Severe tornadoes are on the decline in the US
■US hurricane strikes are on the decline
■Intense hurricanes are on the decline
■Polar Bear populations have tripled
■Yellowstone Grizzly Bear populations have tripled
■USHCN raw thermometer data shows that the US has been cooling since 1895
■The ten deadliest floods in history all occurred with CO2 below 350 ppm
■The deadliest US hurricane, the most powerful US hurricane, and the deadliest US tornado all occurred with CO2 below 350 ppm

and as he says ‘Lets put this scam to bed in 2012; it has nothing to do with science …’

and don’t miss S Fred Singer ‘Fake, fake, fake’ http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/01/fake_fake_fake_fake.html
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Time is becoming short. We’re reaching a tipping point — not of the earth’s climate, but of the financial schemes that permanently divert funds from productive activities into wasteful ones, all in the name of “saving the climate.” The results are evident: higher levels of spending, deficits, or taxes; higher prices for energy and electricity and therefore for all manufactured goods; less productive activity; less employment; and more misery.

It seems odd that all of this is essentially based on a fake — the data that seem to show a (nonexistent) warming. It will be difficult to overturn this notion, but we must keep trying.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/latest-edition/6156365/Sunday-profile-Dirt-track-genius

And to further make your day, since fundamentally the self-interest driven bureaucrats are running this rubbish, I thought the following might be appropriate as a sort of Boxing Day gift:

Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) n.

A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or to succeed are rewarded for not trying with goods and services paid for by confiscating the residual wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Steven Goddard

I have had a number of people speculating today about my motivations.

It has nothing to do with money. I don’t get any compensation, other than a few dollars a month from advertising revenue.

1. I love science, and am offended to the core by this crap excuse for science being propagated by a group of extremely unscrupulous and/or stupid criminals people.

2. This same group has hijacked the environmental movement, which I have been involved with for most of my life.

3. This same group seems determined to destroy the freedom and prosperity which I cherish. Basically – they are lower than pond scum.

4. It is fun.

http://www.real-science.com/why-i-do-this?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Real-Science%2Ffeed+%28Real+Science%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

However, though you may oppose what Sagan did, said and stands for, yet the statement Doug attributes to him is worthy of repetition.