The report's authors, Bates wrote, put a
"thumb on the scale — in the documentation, scientific choices, and release of datasets — in an effort to discredit the notion of a global warming hiatus and rush to time the publication of the paper to influence national and international deliberations on climate policy."
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060049630
Makes an intelligent person wonder why he suddenly changed his mind and a true dupe not to.
Edited by Alferd Packer at 14:59:43 on 02/13/17