tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post7127955851562283219..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: A weak "climate hoax" conspiracy theory from Tim Ball at WUWTSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-81776490493747429072016-08-08T03:57:14.601+10:002016-08-08T03:57:14.601+10:00By 13:40 EDST, (03:40 Melbourne time) we're up...By 13:40 EDST, (03:40 Melbourne time) we're up to 68 comments and there are a few funny ones.<br /><br />Ball claims to have been <i>Chair of the Canadian Committee on Climatic Fluctuation</i>. <br /><br />Something like that committee seems to have existed but does anyone have any idea how to see if Ball was even on the Committee, let alone the chair? My googling has not found anything.<br /><br />However given his tendency to exaggerate I'd be dubious. He does not seem to have the slightest qualification for the job. I mean the University of Winnipeg officially denied that the position that he claims to have had at that university never existed.<br /><br />It sounds a bit like Lord Moncton's claim to have been Maggie Thatcher's advisor. <br /><br />Although if it was an Order-in-Council appointment anything can happen. I mean, if our former and unlamented Prime Mister can appoint his somewhat thuggish bodyguard as Ambassador to Lebanon... jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-37352774623013447682016-08-07T18:36:36.912+10:002016-08-07T18:36:36.912+10:00I note that the Opening Ceremony in Rio has not ea...I note that the Opening Ceremony in Rio has not earned the attention of WUWT. <br /><i> *estimated audience of 1.3 billion people (the Hollywood Reporter) projected 3 billion viewers ( CNN.)</i>PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807913317731807617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-83882125954186618162016-08-07T17:51:11.697+10:002016-08-07T17:51:11.697+10:00Ball also repeats the 'resignation' meme f...Ball also repeats the 'resignation' meme first begun by Watts re the recent amicable retirement of Tom Karl from NOAA after 41 years of service.<br /><br />'Resigned' has a more conspiratorial ring to it than 'retired'; so in true WUWT fashion it's the word they appear to have adopted as policy, irrespective of its blatant dishonesty.DavidRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-65072635562356038322016-08-07T16:38:34.523+10:002016-08-07T16:38:34.523+10:00"Dr. Spencer’s research ... ... has never bee..."Dr. Spencer’s research ... ... has never been asked by any oil company to perform any kind of service. Not even Exxon-Mobil."<br /><br />When its a climate change denier a connection to Exxon Mobile seems to be almost inevitable.<br /><br />Exxon Mobile -> George Marshall Institute -> Roy Spencer<br /><br />Millicentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-41842058092178062282016-08-07T13:31:21.341+10:002016-08-07T13:31:21.341+10:00Well there is no chance of presenting a _strong_ c...Well there is no chance of presenting a _strong_ conspiracy theory!jgnfldnoreply@blogger.com