Here is why I am defeatist. This battle is lost.
Mr. Hulme makes a mis-worded statement.... what he meant was that not all 2,500 scientists sign off on each and every line in the IPCC reports. He has subsequently clarified his statement here:
http://www.probeinternational.org/Co...per%5B1%5D.pdf
So what he says in his clarification is that certain sections of the IPCC publications are written and reviewed by small groups of experts. His example was that meridional overturning circulation (MOC) of the ocean are crafted by experts in ocean science. Asking meteorologists or physical geologists to sign off on agreeing with this is impossible.
So one guy mis-states his position on his blog and it automatically goes viral. The deniers grab hold of a miswording posted on a blog and it gets spread around the world quicker than news of Michael Jackson's death. I'm willing to bet that Hulme's clarification isn't going to be posted on the same sites. Did HOZ post that retraction? I didn't see a new thread. Or maybe HOZ changed the title and I can't see it?
It's stuff like this that make me throw up my hands and say it ain't worth fighting. It's lost. The deniers win. I'm sick and tired of rolling the rock up the hill.