Correcting myths from McIntyre and McKitrick
"So the facts deal a death blow to yet another false claim by McIntyre and McKitrick. Despite the plain facts, as layed out here, however, their false claims have nonetheless been parotted in op-ed pieces of dubious origin and other non-peer-reviewed venues."
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Stephen McIntyre and Ross McKitrick have become famous (or infamous) for claiming to have found major problems with a recent reconstruction of the past climate (called the Hockey Stick because of the shape). Even though major and glaring errors have been found in their writings, they continue to be favorites with the global warming "skeptics."
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From Realclimate
In Trying to create mountains... James Annan takes a look at what is wrong with Steve McIntyre's view of science.
Williams page about MBH and M&M
From Tim Lambert (scroll down, there are sveral items)
NOTE ON PAPER BY MCINTYRE AND MCKITRICK IN "ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT" (pdf)
COMMENTS ON McIntyre and McKitrick Paper
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Written by Jim Norton
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