The Sound Of All Hell Breaking Loose: Now Searchable!

The CRU emails are now searchable. Here’s one I stumbled across. (Bolding mine, read from bottom up.)

From: Keith Briffa
To: mann@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: quick note on TAR
Date: Sun Apr 29 19:53:16 2007
Mike
your words are a real boost to me at the moment. I found myself questioning the whole process and being often frustrated at the formulaic way things had to be done – often wasting time and going down dead ends. I really thank you for taking the time to say these kind words . I tried hard to balance the needs of the science and the IPCC , which were not always the same. I worried that you might think I gave the impression of not supporting you well enough while trying to report on the issues and uncertainties . Much had to be removed and I was particularly unhappy that I could not get the statement into the SPM regarding the AR4 reinforcement of the results and conclusions of the TAR. I tried my best but we were basically railroaded by Susan*. I am happy to pass the mantle on to someone else next time. I feel I have basically produced nothing original or substantive of my own since this whole process started. I am at this moment , having to work on the ENV submission to the forthcoming UK Research Assessment exercise , again instead of actually doing some useful research ! Anyway thanks again Mike…. really appreciated when it comes from you very best wishes
Keith
Keith
At 18:14 29/04/2007, you wrote:
Keith, just a quick note to let you know I’ve had a chance to read over the key bits on last millennium in the final version of the chapter, and I think you did a great job. obviously, this was one of the most (if not the most) contentious areas in the entire report, and you found a way to (in my view) convey the the science accurately, but in a way that I believe will be immune to criticisms of bias or neglect–you dealt w/ all of the controversies, but in a very even-handed and fair way. bravo! I hope you have an opportunity to relax a bit now. looking forward to buying you a beer next time we have an opportunity 🙂
mike

Michael E. Mann
Associate Professor
Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC)
[snip]

(*I believe he’s referring to Susan Solomon here.)
A more detailed examination of a different series of emails pertaining to Briffa’s work is up at Powerline.
Don’t miss this commentary, either – The Death Blow to Climate Science.

67 Replies to “The Sound Of All Hell Breaking Loose: Now Searchable!”

  1. A few hours ago, I sent the Powerline piece to those who laugh at the suggestion the science is fraudulent.

  2. “The argument that global warming is due to humans, known as the anthropogenic global warming theory (AGW) is a deliberate fraud. I can now make that statement without fear of contradiction because of a remarkable hacking of files that provided not just a smoking gun, but an entire battery of machine guns. ” Tim Ball

  3. “I tried hard to balance the needs of the science and the IPCC , which were not always the same.”
    Says it all !

  4. He has, indeed, been saying so – for a couple of decades now.
    “CO2 never was a problem and all the machinations and deceptions exposed by these files prove that it was the greatest deception in history, but nobody is laughing. It is a very sad day for science and especially my chosen area of climate science. As I expected now it is all exposed I find there is no pleasure in “I told you so.” Tim Ball

  5. The problem is that there is not enough “real scientific work” to go around so the second stringers must latch onto some sort of scam artist empire builder with a political agenda and good access to slush funds.

  6. ron in kelowna, Kate… this deserves a post of its own and should be read in entirety. I saw much of what you posted last night but all it inspired was revulsion. Tim Ball has the magnitude of this scandal ‘dead to rights’.
    http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/17102
    The Death Blow to Climate Science
    The emails obtained are a frightening record of arrogance, and deception far beyond his 2005 effort.
    Another glimpse into what the files and emails reveal was the report by Professor Deming. He wrote, “ With publication of an article in Science (in 1995) I gained sufficient credibility in the community of scientists working on climate change. They thought I was one of them someone who would pervert science in the service of social and political causes. So one of them let his guard down. A major person working in the area of climate change and global warming sent me an astonishing email that said. “We must get rid of the Medieval Warm Period.” The person in question was Jonathan Overpeck and his even more revealing emails are part of those exposed by the hacker. It is now very clear that Deming’s charge was precise. They have perverted science in the service of social and political causes.
    Professor Wegman showed how this “community of scientists” published together and peer reviewed each other’s work. I was always suspicious about why peer review was such a big deal. Now all my suspicions are confirmed. The emails reveal how they controlled the process, including manipulating some of the major journals like Science and Nature. We know the editor of the Journal of Climate, Andrew Weaver, was one of the “community”. They organized lists of reviewers when required making sure they gave the editor only favorable names. They threatened to isolate and marginalize one editor who they believed was recalcitrant.
    Total Control
    These people controlled the global weather data used by the IPCC through the joint Hadley and CRU and produced the HadCRUT data. They controlled the IPCC, especially crucial chapters and especially preparation of the Summary for PolicyMakers (SPM). Stephen Schneider was a prime mover there from the earliest reports to the most influential in 2001. They also had a left wing conduit to the New York Times. The emails between Andy Revkin and the community are very revealing and must place his journalistic integrity in serious jeopardy. Of course the IPCC Reports and especially the SPM Reports are the basis for Kyoto and the Copenhagen Accord, but now we know they are based on completely falsified and manipulated data and science. It is no longer a suspicion. Surely this is the death knell for the CRU, the IPCC, Kyoto and Copenhagen and the Carbon Credits shell game.
    CO2 never was a problem and all the machinations and deceptions exposed by these files prove that it was the greatest deception in history, but nobody is laughing. It is a very sad day for science and especially my chosen area of climate science. As I expected now it is all exposed I find there is no pleasure in “I told you so.”
    Cheers
    Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
    1st Saint Nicolaas Army
    Army Group “True North”

  7. At what point does the Canadian government reverse its position?
    Is this information actually going to make a difference to the global warming/climate change lemmings?
    Will the “scientists” be held responsible?
    Will they lose their jobs?
    Can they go to jail?
    Canada should pivot this debacle into
    CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER

  8. For those useful idiots who continue to believe in the Glo-Bull Warming fraud I say do your part to save the planet and just stop exhaling…………….:)

  9. Looks like the Al Gore IPCC project is grinding to a halt. And not a moment too soon.
    It will be interesting to see how this is newly hacked info plays out at the up coming New World Order meeting in Copenhagen plays out.
    If those idiots have any pride left at all they will cancel that meeting. It’s has to be a huge embarrassment in light of this evidence.

  10. they “used” tree ring data in a LINEAR manner????
    they ain’t scientists at all
    as I’v watched the methology more than any other aspect of this farce, and this is the first time I’m aware of this, I now know that they weren’t doing science. With all the variables that need consideration one can not assume that samples represent linear data!!!

  11. “Science” with a pre-determined “emphasis” on the right political message:
    Hi Phil,
    Gavin and I have been discussing, we think it will be important for us to do something on the Thompson et al paper as soon as it appears, since its likely that naysayers are going to do their best to put a contrarian slant on this in the blogosphere. Would you mind giving us an advance copy. We promise to fully respect Nature’s embargo (i.e., we wouldn’t post any article until the paper goes public) and we don’t expect to in any way be critical of the paper. We simply want to do our best to help make sure that the right message is emphasized. (emph. mine-EBD)
    thanks in advance for any help!
    mike

    Michael E. Mann
    Associate Professor
    Director, Earth System Science Center (ESSC)

  12. Tim Ball writes an accurate scientific assessment of AGW, but he leaves out the money factor & political motivation.
    The Susan is most likely OZONE…She refused to answer Senate Questions (under Oath) but was excused for her contempt by Sen. BOXER.. Fallout will be extreme, in the Senate, if correspondence is found between Susan & Boxers group, or the UN
    The war is not over; plan B always starts before the useful idiots of plan A are pillaged.
    Gore & Suz will be on to the next scam. The mole economist (NYT) was on PBS last night pushing a new green energy plan (book on china). wishing the CO2 folks good-bye….The MSM will catch up!
    Tally Ho

  13. From what is left of the smokin’ ruins of the CRU (Climate Research Unit) website
    It is so laughable, so sad, so litigation-able.
    Under the “About Us’ tab;
    [ The Climatic Research Unit is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change. ]
    Ya, sure.
    [ Consisting of a staff of around thirty research scientists and students, the Unit has developed a number of data sets … ]
    Developed !!?? As in ‘pulled out of thin air’.
    [ The aim of the Climatic Research Unit is to improve scientific understanding in three areas]
    Improve scientific understanding !? ( .. it’s just that so much of what the left knows is wrong)
    [ The Unit undertakes both pure and applied research, ..]
    barf
    [ Alongside its research activities, the Unit has an educational role through its contribution to formal teaching with the School of Environmental Sciences (most notably, the MSc in Climate Change]
    Think that degree will be on any future resumes ?
    [ It is regarded as an authoritative source of information on both the science and policy aspects of climate change by the media and maintains a high public profile.]
    Regarded as an authoritative source by the media !!! Figures.
    [ .. and maintains a high public profile. ]
    Except when Steve McIntyre calls.
    [ The staff of the Unit have an enviable publication record, …. ]
    Green with envy !!!
    —-
    All in all, as clear an example as there is for the separation of university and state.

  14. “Will the “scientists” be held responsible?
    Will they lose their jobs?”
    You would hope that because decisions were made and money was spent based on the findings of these scientists that they would be liable and could be sued. As a group and individually.
    Bankrupt them and take their pensions away.

  15. I’ve heard the phrase “Hell hath no fury, like a woman scorned”, but does it apply to the press?
    I’m curious how Andy Revkin is going to like finding out they’ve been lying to him?

  16. As a denyier I’m not surprised, I thought the conspiracy was larger than it appears it is currently. Will MSM touch this story or will they continue to push their pro-Climate Change agenda?

  17. How stupid do those folks who tried to kayak to the “iceless” North Pole look now, eh?
    Every one of these people who tried to make a statement to “Save the Planet” from “Global Warming” so as to look cool and sexy to their Leftist group-think friends, are going to be laughing stocks of the tallest order.
    The shriller they were the worse they’ll look to the people around them who they preached to and harangued with such self righteous zeal.
    Ha!
    Warms the cockels of my heart just thinking about it, it does.

  18. Will there be a lawsuit? The perpetrators of this fraud have bilked taxpayers of several countries out of billions of dollars.
    This is a massive crime and heads must roll over this.
    Can we now start drilling for energy again?
    Can we now tear down those big ugly fans?
    Can we hang Al Gore?

  19. I would love to see how the Cons will tell Canadians now that we must follow the USA on Cap & Trade as proposed by the Prez.
    Canada set the example by walking out at UN when the Arab nations attacked Israel. They should set the example by not attending the Global Warming conference in Europe. Then he should state that Canada will try its best to fight pollution of the water, soil and air for the good of the country and not because of the money trabsfer to the polluting nations like China, India, Russia etc. If they still want to flog this dead horse then it is time for an independent to run and state clearly that Global Warming is a lie, that is the one who will get votes.
    The best part is the the Green Party will have a very dificult time to run in the next election – and finally get rid of the rude debator Elizabeth May.

  20. Try stuff like “deny” and “off the record”.
    This came up from searching “report changed”:
    “Distribution for Endorsements —
    I am very strongly in favor of as wide and rapid a distribution as
    possible for endorsements. I think the only thing that counts is
    numbers. The media is going to say “1000 scientists signed” or “1500
    signed”. No one is going to check if it is 600 with PhDs versus 2000
    without. They will mention the prominent ones, but that is a
    different story.
    Conclusion — Forget the screening, forget asking
    them about their last publication (most will ignore you.) Get those
    names!”
    http://www.anelegantchaos.org/cru/emails.php?eid=35

  21. Clown,
    a) There isn’t an election on the immediate horizon
    b) Cap & Trade isn’t going to get passed
    Here is a good video to watch about what a failure the Carbon Credit Trading scheme has been for the EU and the UK in particular:
    (1:11:17)
    http://tinyurl.com/y9tomsr

  22. While this should be enough to blow the global warming scam right out of the water, a quick scan of the newspapers and I can find not a single article about any of this. Is it too early. Hopefully, but I wouldn’t be the least surprised if this is greeted by a big yawn by the media. They have been so on board the AGW train that its going to be awfully embarrassing to have to admit they were conned.

  23. As I mentioned here a year or so ago I think Gore’s destiny involves the Rico Act. The events of the last couple of days seem to make that an even closer reality.

  24. 2 days later and still not a peep out of the MSM. Tried googleing Hadley CRU Hacked, and all I come up with his links to blogs.
    Given that the media has spent the last 3 or 4 years doing an absolute full court press on any and every claim put forth by the IPCC, Gore, et al, you would think this item might, just might, be on their radar. And still nothing.
    A damning indictment of how complicit big media was in this massive fraud.
    And when you consider what the ramifications would/will be if a “treaty” like the one being put forth at Copenhagen is ever signed – I dont think treasonous is to strong a word to describe the actions of those involved.

  25. I think the MSM will leave the topic alone for a bit.
    1) It is complex, as in involving lots of emails to read and clarify. most dont follow the issue closely
    2) If they have been burned once, apparently by buying into this, then they will be skeptical of all sides.
    The one good reslt out of all of this might be the realse of all data, rigourous standards being applied etc etc. If proper science, uncorrupted by this chicanery still shows something then fine…but I have had and continue to have doubts. How in the world did a teleconnection hypothesis even get taken seriously in the place.
    Finally, involvement of a selected media….just like Wall Street.
    Blue Horseshoe Loves Endicott Steel

  26. The CRU memos and emails are far more than the smoking gun of AGW fraud . . . ClimateGate is the mushroom cloud.
    The AGW Believers, the Warmongers, the Al “Prophet of Profits” Gore lovers are like the dinosaurs just before their extinction.

  27. Mikey, “I invented the Hockey Stick” Mann . . . doesn’t even believe in his own crappy work . . .
    “From: “Michael E. Mann” ,,,Subject: RE: IPCC revisions Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 12:35:24 -0400

    Walked into this hornet’s nest this morning! Keith and Phil have both raised some very good points. And I should point out that Chris, through no fault of his own, but probably through ME not conveying my thoughts very clearly to the others, definitely overstates any singular confidence I have in my own (Mann et al) series.
    …I had been using the entire 20th century, but in the case of Keith’s, we need to align the first half of the 20th century w/ the corresponding mean values of the other series, due to the late 20th century decline.”

  28. I gave up on Little Green Footballs when he went anti-anti-jihad and began seeing white supremacists behind every tree.
    But out of curiosity, and remembering CJ’s brilliant work de-bunking the phony MS Word Bush-national guard memo, I took a peek.
    The thread I saw referred to it as a non-controversy. He actually tried to spin “tricks” and “hide the decline” as benign informal science chat. AND, he used the word “infamous denialist” in reference to somebody.
    So, it’s especially comforting getting Dr. Ball’s view on this. I’ve been a bit puzzled by the seemingly mild reaction in the blogosphere and was a bit concerned that sda may have gone overboard too quickly. I was also a bit unsure about the ethics of sharing this purloined info but have now come to see that this isn’t PRIVATE correspondence at all. This was secretive FOIA-resistant skullduggery.

  29. A bit of a side note:
    The “terms and conditions” of purchase on “Carbon Credits” has no hold-harmless agreement or indemnification agreement in any of the non-profit organizations that I have viewed.
    Therefore, you have to wonder what the repercussions will be when the house of cards clearly falls. It would fraud, grand larceny, and quite possibly reflect a whole host of potentially applied clauses from the RICO Act.
    That’s just the criminal side of the law. The civil class action suits would dwarf even the tobacco civil suits in size. Essentially, the carbon credit non-profits are hanging out there naked. They, in turn, would attempt to add defendants to spread the liability in amended complaints, which would surely add those individuals who “fudged data,” instituted scare tactics in the form of articles, films and reports…etc…
    If you see where I’m going you will conclude that these folks are no longer trying to “save the planet.” They are only now realizing that they are in a fight to save their own personal wealth and portfolios.
    Cheers,
    The Worm

  30. Ney, listen up HadCrud Aholes: You are worthless POSes; you cheat and scheme to fudge the “science” to fit your story, forwhich you are being paid.
    You are nothing but science whores, and I do whores a disservice in equating them to you dirty, smelly, turds.

  31. Ney, listen up HadCrud Aholes: You are worthless POSes; you cheat and scheme to fudge the “science” to fit your story, forwhich you are being paid.
    You are nothing but science whores, and I do whores a disservice in equating them to you dirty, smelly, turds.

  32. “2 days later and still not a peep out of the MSM.”
    Posted by: ward at November 21, 2009 7:44 PM.
    ….
    I had emailed my concern on Novemebr 19th as to the accuracy of the Hadley CRU fudged numbers to two prominent well known and respected Canadian journalists and both have replied indicating they are researching the veracity of the material before they comment.
    In one instance I also cc’d my query about the alleged fraudulent fudged figures to Stephen Harper, Jim Prentice and Jason Kenny.
    I thereby know at the very least all those individuals’ staff must have read the information about the HADLEY CRU corrupt AWG figures.
    Today Kate’s SDA has just posted more damning email links, neither the Canadian MSM nor the government of Canada can deny they NOW know Copenhagen and cap and trade are based on corrupt “scientific information”.
    Glowbal warming be damned… just junk science and far from “SETTLED”!

  33. Kate at November 21, 2009 8:19 PM
    There’s no such thing as a “private” email.
    Quite so, Kate. e-mails are sent by UDP. This is public; no encoding, no anythiny. When something is sent over the internet UDP, it is public.

  34. Kate: Of course, I actually forgot there’s no such thing as private e-mail. There might, however, be a sound argument about the other files; but given their vicious refusal to cooperate with Freedom of Information requests — their failure to make data available, it’s settled in my mind. Unlawful maybe, but not unjust.
    BTW, CJ at Little Green Footballs justified deleting a comment ‘cos it contained a link to these (illegally) obtained files.
    He also praised himself for his consistency is his criticism of the hacking of Sarah Palin’s e-mail account.
    A COMMENT FROM MELANIE PHILLIPS SITE (about East Anglia)
    Most unlike you, Melanie, to only call East Anglia University “one of the principal academic centres behind anthropogenic global warming theory”. Why not also tell your readers (though British ones should be aware of it) that East Anglia is also, to all intents and purposes, the academic headquarters of marxist rearguard action in all of Europe, the think-tank that produced half the ‘human sciences’ research that ground British society to dust for three decades, the source of most Israel-bashing campaigns in UK universities and the natural place for someone like Ilan Pappe to take refuge when the streets of Israel, the country he was betraying every day, became unsafe for him?

  35. Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is North America’s only cap and trade system … Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) is a landmark derivatives exchange …
    And then there’s the European Carbon Credit Exchange…
    Come Monday morning “Carbon Credits” and “Carbon Derivatives” are going to crash…….and burn.

  36. So everyone here would agree that this “leak” of hacked information is important knowledge for the average person to see. Yet the MSM has yet to touch it that I have seen.
    Let’s be constructive here. Is there anything that we lowly grassroots folk can do to improve the chances that it will show up on the nightly news?
    Don’t give us any “Waaaah, the CBC sucks” posts, that’s not helpful. Let’s hear ideas.

  37. Looks like the Al Gore IPCC project is grinding to a halt. And not a moment too soon.
    Abe Froman
    […It will be interesting to see how this is newly hacked info plays out at the up coming New World Order meeting in Copenhagen plays out.
    If those idiots have any pride left at all they will cancel that meeting. It’s has to be a huge embarrassment in light of this evidence.]
    Yeah one would think but reality is another matter. I seems OBOZO has no intention of attending or Harper either…..that said the organizers will boldly proceed…..they too much invested and sopport already lobbied.
    This is of no consequence to the likes of Boxer, Pelossi, Waxman, Reid or OBOZO….Cap and Trade will be attempted anyway in the face of this….too much political capital is at stake.
    The basic problem is it is not a “Climate Issue” but a political issue.
    For Canada, failure to go along with the hoax if the US does the Cap and Tax thing—would amount to a non-tariff barrier—only overcome by opening the switches and closing the valves.
    Remember you cannot reason with unreasonable people.
    The downside is this whole situation could spark the US tinder-box…..an uprising is seething beneath the surface….

  38. Not waiting for the asteroid.
    A check of various Canadian “lamestream” media sites continues to show the story being ignored. CBC.ca, CTV.ca, and several newspaper and radio sites have absolutely zero coverage of this story, now over 48 hours old.
    Pathetic.

  39. I’m wondering how James Hansen (NASA) is handling this turn of events?   I’ve done some searches, but nothing yet…

  40. Lamestream media ignores,
    and yet it continues to get out. In painstakingly detailed fashion, complete with lucid analysis, read by millions and millions, talked about at water coolers and in phone discussions.
    Old media still thinks they’re the gatekeepers, while failing to recognize that the rest of the fence has been taken down.

  41. The best way to get the MSM to pick it up (reluctantly) is to get it on Fox News and talk radio. Their niche market is half of America. WSJ and the National Post will pick it up regardless.

  42. [quote]I think the MSM will leave the topic alone for a bit [/quote]
    CBC is busy shredding, a court order may be needed to stop this criminal activity… and an end to CBC’s fraudulent involvement
    All MSM will need to destroy the data on thier server & all backup copies…, but corporate law will first want to identify the Cockroach moles to use them as bargaining chips.
    Only the suicidal Cockroaches will be in Copenhagen!

  43. This seemed kind of interesting:
    http://www.anelegantchaos.org/cru/emails.php?eid=765&filename=1168022320.txt
    I may have inadvertently had a hand in this millennium graph! I recall getting a fax from
    Jack with a hand-drawn graph
    , that he asked me to review. Where he got his version from, I
    don’t know. I think I scribbled out part of the line and amended it in some way, but have
    no recollection of exactly what I did to it. And whether he edited it further, I don’t
    know. But as it was purely schematic (& appears to go through ~1950) perhaps it’s not so
    bad. I note, however, that in the more colourful version of the much embellished graph
    that Stefan circulated (
    [1]http://www.politicallyincorrect.de/2006/11/klimakatastrophe_was_ist_wirkl_1.html
    the end-point has been changed to 2000, which puts quite a different spin on things. They
    also seem to have fabricated a scale for the purported temperature changes. In any case,
    the graph has no objective basis whatsoever; it is purely a “visual guess” at what
    happened, like something we might sketch on a napkin at a party for some overly persistent
    inquisitor
    ….. (so make sure you don’t leave such things on the table…).
    What made the last millennium graph famous (notorious!) was that Chris Folland must have
    seen it and reproduced it in the 1995 IPCC chapter he was editing.
    I don’t think he gave a
    citation and it thus appeared to have the imprimatur of the IPCC. Having submitted a great
    deal of text for that chapter, I remember being really pissed off that Chris essentially
    ignored all the input, and wrote his own version of the paleoclimate record in that volume.
    There are other examples of how Jack Eddy’s grey literature publication was misused. In a
    paper in Science by Zielinski et al. (1994) [v.264, p.448-452]–attached– they reproduced
    [in Figure 1c] a similarly schematic version of Holocene temperatures giving the following
    citation, “Taken from J. A. Eddy and R. S. Bradley, Earth-quest 5 (insert) (1991), as
    modified from J. T. Houghton, G. J. Jenkins, J. J. Ephraums, Climate Change, The IPCC
    Scientific Assessment (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 1990).”
    But I had nothing to do with that one!
    So, that’s how a crude fax from Jack Eddy became the definitive IPCC record on the last
    millennium!

  44. This event is up on Fox News website. All of your scientific observations have paid off Kate. The Bingo! is a great achievement for you and the other Magnificent Bastard, Mr. Vaclav Klaus. Congratulations.
    IMO, the people of the world will be delighted to embrace this news because no body wanted to pay for hot air. It was like a running sore; now it will be gone and nobody will have to ‘tend’ the problem of the pus (the ‘temperature is changing’ bedwetting freaks). Put all the liars in jail, seize their assets and redistribute all the proceeds to the people who paid those crooks, involuntarily, via taxes. Should I put the Premiers of B.C. and Quebec on that list?

  45. I think most of the MSM in this case are taking a wait and see approach. I’m also pretty sure many are quietly hoping it will go away.

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