"Hockey Stick' Climate Scientist Found Innocent of All Charges

[MostlyHarmless]

From Fox news: "Hockey Stick' Climate Scientist Found Innocent of All Charges

Quote:Michael Mann, the author of a notorious scientific study that is a tent pole of global warming public policy, has been found innocent of charges of improper conduct.

But not of "cherry-picking" data and using "an inappropriate statistical technique".

The other pole is missing, and all the pegs have pulled out of the ground. The great Global Warming Marquee has collapsed!

[Sunsettommy]

Penn State deep investigation consist of this:

Quote:A group of six of Mann's Penn State colleagues found him innocent of 3 out of 4 charges on February 3, but the investigative panel requested a deeper, more thorough look into whether his conduct deviated from standard scientific practice.

So the panel asked Mann five questions, spoke with his boss, and interviewed three other climate scientists. Case closed.

Pathetic.

Quote:The committee did not speak with Steven McIntyre, the most outspoken critic of Mann's work, even though Mann was asked to responded to several of his comments. Lisa Powers, director of information for Penn State, told FoxNews.com that McIntyre's comments were already "well known and publicly available."

"The committee stayed with academics at well-known institutions," Powers explained. "Please recall that the committee was not charged with investigating the science of climate change, but rather whether any research misconduct had occurred."

This is obvious whitewashing.

Now the stupid University will learn why they are going to lose credibility.

[MostlyHarmless]

Recipe: Proxy Mayonnaise

Take a clean computer
Add a carefully concocted statistical smoothing technique
Add one proxy dataset at a time, vigorously beating as you do so
If any lumps appear, add another proxy dataset until all lumps disappear.
Add current temperature dataset from 1960 to present
Voila! Proxy Mayonnaise!

Recipe: Finnish Sediment Blancmange

Into a clean bowl, carefully place one Finnish Lake Sediment dataset with the label removed.
Put in a cool place (Penn State University is very cool) and allow to set. When set, get a large sheet of graph-paper and place over the bowl. Hold the paper firmly in place and invert the bowl onto a firm surface (any prominent scientific journal will do). Invert the label and re-attach. The result is now the exact opposite of the shape of the original dataset.
Sit back with a smug grin and enjoy your Mann-made blancmange.
Serving Suggestion: Sup with a long spoon.

[strogoff]

I wonder if Mann´s mother was a member of the committee...