Calls from the left for the resignation of Dr. Phil Jones from CRU continue to mount, and they are coming from surprising places.
For the second time this week, George Monbiot called for the resignation of Dr. Jones saying:
But there is no helping it; he has to go, and the longer he leaves it, the worse it will get. He has a few days left in which to make an honourable exit.
I don’t know that an honourable exit is possible at all now, given the revelations of FOIA obstruction. Read Monbiot’s column in the Guardian here. But, if Dr. Jones does decide to resign, or the University asks him to do so, I expect this coming Monday will be his last opportunity to do so per Monbiot’s suggestion.
Maybe as on object lesson for himself in all this, Mr. Monbiot can learn to stop calling people he disagrees with “deniers”. The connotations with “holocaust denier” are distasteful and unnecessary.
Ditto for Richard Littlemore of DeSmog Blog, who could also dispense with the term in language he uses if he wants to bridge the gap. He also, by the way, suggested Dr. Jones resignation saying:
I don’t personally know that Jones has to be sacked, but I have to admit that it would be savvy for him to at least offer to step aside before someone in authority makes a move to give him a push.
As 25 year veteran member of the media myself, and still currently employed in radio, I agree with Mr. Monbiot when he says:
The crisis has been exacerbated by the university’s handling of it, which has been a total trainwreck: a textbook example of how not to respond.
I expect more calls for resignation will follow. Plus, we’ll see investigations being launched.
Trainwreck might not be a descriptive enough word.
debreuil (21:08:32) :
“In the frenzy of the past few days, the most vital issue is being overshadowed: we face enormous challenges ahead if we are to continue to live on this planet.”
Phil Jones
Wow, I didn’t even know kicking them off was an option.
This just proves what I’ve suspected all along: they’re aliens. Where are the MIB when we need them?
With regard to “deniers” it seems to me that, even forgetting the Holocaust, the real “deniers” are the IPCC et al; they are, after all, denying the real science.
Also, It is good to see that these ‘deniers’ are being found out.
Congratulations to the person or persons who released the files; you’ve done Climate Science a great service, well done.
Yertizz (11:51:43) :
George Monbiot is the ultimate hypocrite!
On the one hand he calls for the resignation of Jones whilst on the other he ‘apologises’ for not being sufficiently diligent in researching AGW in the hope that this absolves him from blame or responsibility.
This is similar to the excuse Al Gore has taken to using in recent months. He is saying what he believed about global warming was what others told him about it.
So now he is saying co2 doesn’t control all of climate change, just 40%. Some day he will change that too and blame someone else for it.
DaveE (10:14:08) :
Phil Jones…There is no way he will be fired because to do that risks pissing him off and who knows who will fall out of the CAGW tree?
What a wonderful wistleblower he could become.
Lucy Skywalker (07:56:16) :
Who will replace Hansen to tidy up GISS station records? Chiefio????
Boy would I like to see that!!
From what I get from all of this, and to my surprise, no one is claiming these are adulterated or faked. If that is the case than Dr. Jones and several others have shown themselves in a very bad light. In fact I would go so far as to say they have demonstrated an amazing lack of intellectual integrity or a total lack of understanding of the scientific method. Regardless of which is the case I would say resignation or other from their various posts would be the minimum required.
Google has been a bit weird..
Their were quite a few sites, where they found out who harry and time were first..
Just thought I’d post on a link, diff search engine, they’ve got a picture of Harry as well..
reasonable way down
http://www.tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www?post=118625&page=13