US House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith had a hearing March 29 during which he made many claims and insinuations which are frankly false.
In this exercise I keep my commentary to a minimum and allow scientists to speak for themselves by way of a number of embedded YouTube videos. If the videos don’t work for you, I’ve included the URL’s so you can link to them. I also included links to other resources where appropriate. This collection is for sharing. For more of an introduction you might try: Confirmed Lamar Smith Manipulated Bates (feb 5th) A Line by Line Review. Official Hearing Record:
In this exercise I keep my commentary to a minimum and allow scientists to speak for themselves by way of a number of embedded YouTube videos. If the videos don’t work for you, I’ve included the URL’s so you can link to them. I also included links to other resources where appropriate. This collection is for sharing. For more of an introduction you might try: Confirmed Lamar Smith Manipulated Bates (feb 5th) A Line by Line Review. Official Hearing Record:
For Immediate Release Media Contact: March 29, 2017
Statement of Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Climate Science: Assumptions, Policy Implications, and the Scientific Method
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Chairman Lamar Smith continues: For example, the Science Committee heard from whistleblowers that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees put their “thumb on the scale” during the analysis of data.
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Recent Ocean Warming has been Underestimated
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Bruce Wielicki - Climate Change: Fact And Fiction
Dr. Bruce Wielicki senior scientist for Earth
science at NASA's Langley Research Center - cloud expert
science at NASA's Langley Research Center - cloud expert
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There's more to this claim of "thumbs on the scale," for the rest of that story link to and check the list of information rich stories:
Confirmed Lamar Smith Manipulated Bates -
A Line by Line Review of Smith’s February 5th statement.
