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Michael Mann, scientist: Data 'increasingly unnecessary' because 'we can see climate change'
Washington Times ^ | June 27, 2016 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 06/28/2016 1:15:41 PM PDT by Zakeet

Leading climate doomsayer Michael Mann recently downplayed the importance of climate change science, telling Democrats that data and models "increasingly are unnecessary" because the impact is obvious.

"Fundamentally, I'm a climate scientist and have spent much of my career with my head buried in climate-model output and observational climate data trying to tease out the signal of human-caused climate change," Mr. Mann told the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee at a hearing.

"What is disconcerting to me and so many of my colleagues is that these tools that we've spent years developing increasingly are unnecessary because we can see climate change, the impacts of climate change, now, playing out in real time, on our television screens, in the 24-hour news cycle," he said.

Mr. Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, spoke before the committee June 17 in Phoenix.

His comment drew hoots from climate skeptics, including the website Greenie Watch, which posted his comment under the headline, "'Scientist' Michael Mann says there is no need for statistics: You can just SEE global warming."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange; environment; globalwarming; michaelmann
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To: Zakeet

Of course the climate changes. What politicians want you to believe is that they can control it with your tax dollars and massive regulation.


81 posted on 06/28/2016 3:09:39 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: Zakeet

Michael Mann < < < Look ma, no hands... [thunk!!!] [waaaaaaaaaaaaaa...]


82 posted on 06/28/2016 3:24:00 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: Sacajaweau

Me too.

Even IF, climate change were occurring, man made or not,

THERE IS NOTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT IT ANYWAY!

“We’re such a miniscule part of the universe. We’re so vain.”

EXACTLY! We are irrelevant on this planet. The planet is YUGE we are tiny. We can only disrupt our own backyards. The rest of the planet goes on.... ignoring us.


83 posted on 06/28/2016 3:53:38 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: Zakeet

Data free science!

No longer bound by the need for verification, repeatability, peer review, or reality!

Gotta love it.


84 posted on 06/28/2016 4:09:05 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (I'm not a smug know-it-all; I just want you to experience epistemological closure.)
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To: Zakeet
Michael Mann, scientist: Data 'increasingly unnecessary' because 'we can see climate change'...translation - our data isn't fitting our preconceptions so we're going to wing our arguments as we find confirming evidence around us - works neat the other way too - we were supposed to have rain here all day - the sun is shining right now - weather experts can't predict the climate one day in advance - I'm not going to pay any attention to what they say is coming fifty years from now.....
85 posted on 06/28/2016 4:13:27 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Ed Condon

FWIW, “data” in American usage is generally a collective noun and treated as a singular not a plural. In British usage, they tend to treat the word data as a plural.

Micheal Mann treats data the way a frat boy treats a drunk date.

In Latin, one has do, dare, dedi, datus : I give, to give, I gave, given (masc. singular). Neuter plural is data, singular datum.


86 posted on 06/28/2016 4:13:58 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (I'm not a smug know-it-all; I just want you to experience epistemological closure.)
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To: Zakeet
"Fundamentally, I'm a climate scientist and have spent much of my career with my head buried in climate-model output and observational climate data trying to tease out the signal of human-caused climate change," Mr. Mann told the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee at a hearing.

This guy would have flunked experimental chemistry in my junior high. Data has to be gathered to support or refute a well-formulated hypothesis. This guy seems to be trying to PROVE his thesis only.

87 posted on 06/28/2016 4:22:07 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Zakeet
"Fundamentally, I'm a climate scientist and have spent much of my career with my head buried in climate-model output and observational climate data trying to tease out the signal of human-caused climate change," Mr. Mann told the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee at a hearing.

This guy would have flunked experimental chemistry in my junior high. Data has to be gathered to support or refute a well-formulated hypothesis. This guy seems to be trying to PROVE his thesis only.

88 posted on 06/28/2016 4:22:10 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: Zakeet

I can’t wait until Mark Steyn buries this A-hole.


89 posted on 06/28/2016 4:32:24 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Zakeet

I think he got hit in the head too many times with a hockey puck.

Singing “He can’t see clearly now”.

So much for scientific inquiry.

Hello “scientific Fascism”.


90 posted on 06/28/2016 4:48:13 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Zakeet
I'm a climate scientist and have spent much of my career with my head buried in climate-model output my arse.

Fixed it.

91 posted on 06/28/2016 4:59:48 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: Zakeet

So we can now stop funding all the climate scientists and their research...


92 posted on 06/28/2016 5:07:42 PM PDT by bike800
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To: Zakeet

Proof positive that they never were doing science in the first place. Without data, you have no science. Without fraud, you have no climate change.


93 posted on 06/28/2016 5:36:25 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Tallguy

He was misquoted, actual quote below:

“I’m a climate scientist and have spent much of my career with my head buried in ass.”


94 posted on 06/28/2016 7:47:37 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (Sprinkles are for winners.)
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To: T-Bone Texan

I see it too on my outdoor thermastat


95 posted on 06/28/2016 9:18:03 PM PDT by George Washington Axe
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To: Newtoidaho

LOL!


96 posted on 06/29/2016 4:22:08 AM PDT by Tallguy
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