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To: average joe who wrote (41542)	7/28/2013 8:34:36 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 86356

"sceptical stalwart Pat Michaels:" Did you know Pat Michaels thinks doubling CO2 will only increase the temperature by 2 degrees C? So does Chipper. I hope they're right. There are a couple of deniers who hang out at Anthony Watts' anti-science blog, WUWT, from time to time. This pair go by the names of Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger and Patrick J. Michaels. I don't know if they are denialists themselves or not, but they are known for spreading disinformation wherever they can. They are from the Cato Institute, which is a libertarian think tank/lobbying organisation, initially set up by "coal" Koch, that promotes denial of climate science. This time they have recycled an article from the Economist and are putting a lot of weight on climate sensitivity studies (Bayesian approaches) that tend to the lower end of the suite of projections. Pat 'n Chip are writing as if all studies are showing lower climate sensitivity, which is not so.... ...I was curious to see how the deniers at WUWT would react. After all, Pat 'n Chip are arguing that climate sensitivity is 2°C. Many deniers at WUWT think CO2 doesn't have any effect on surface temperature. Some even think that we are about to enter an ice age - any day now - and have thought that for quite some time. (They are very patient.) Pseudo-science gobbledegook from Konrad The response was a mixed lot with people mostly talking past each other. blog.hotwhopper.com