Friday
Feb122010
by Bishop Hill
On being a country boy
Feb 12, 2010 BBC Blogs Climate: Russell
One of the problems with living in the country, with its early-to-bed, early-to-rise ways is that you're not geared to the daily cycle of TV news.
Someone from the BBC emailed a couple of times last night asking for a reaction to the Campbell resignation, but unfortunately your humble blogger was already fast asleep. I dare say they managed OK without me. And fame can wait.
Reader Comments (4)
Yer Grace - being a country boy seems to be an excellent qualification for all who have questioned AGW, CC, MMCC or whatever the new, fashionable flavour of this 'science' is.
Knowing about Nature and natural variability of the weather has enabled you and all like to to question the nifty computer models and manipulations of the boys in the white lab coats who never seem to have come across the concept of the big outdoors.
Rest assured, fame has already come for you with the amazing book you wrote.
I'm the same. I live in the countryside and believe in the early-to-bed early-to-rise philosophy. That's the way it used to be.
Your Grace - while you were abed the Times changed its on-line story significantly while retaining the same link.
The headline currently reflects the resignation from the Team and they have also changed. The graphic previously of a polar bear on top of a very small pointed ice flow in a blue sea (C Fox's Glacier Mints) has changed to the UEA Ziggurats..
Climate e-mail inquiry member resigns over his defence of researchers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7023520.ece
Previously "New investigation into 'Climategate' university".
I'm sure the BBC researcher could have simply quoted your previous posts for a "reaction" if they were so inclined.