Michael Mann's letter (Gazette, June 29) regarding climate change purports to be authoritative, but it is full of bias. Here's what Lord Christopher Monckton, Chief Policy Advisor for the Science & Public Policy Institute, has determined regarding all the so-called "expert findings" on this subject.
A study began in 2013 of over 11,900 papers (1991-2011) regarding climate change. The media at large claims that 97% of the papers support the premise that “recent global warming was mostly manmade.” However, data files in only 64 of those papers show any such correlation, and only 41 papers submitted that actual finding. Therefore, only 0.3% of the papers support the premise. Note: Based on the study results, investigations by fraud police have begun on three continents. We don’t really know what fraction of the rather small global warming has been caused by mankind, but the bulk of the work to date does NOT blame mankind.
The fear-mongering scientists like Mann are not alone in leading us astray. Left-wing politicians argue “mankind has caused the bulk of global warming”; but they argue “from consensus”, which is a recognized form of fallacy. It's time for those who want our attention and support to give us all a clear, concise, correct and convincing explanation of our changing climate, and it must be based on the data and not computer-based climate models.
Fred Holtslag, St. Albert
