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March 16 – Chairman of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), R K Pachauri, said he would not resign for making claims that the Himalayan glaciers would melt by the year 2035, which he termed as “one mistake”.
Some climate researchers have criticized the IPCC in recent days for over-stating the speed of shrinking of Himalayan glaciers, whose seasonal thaw helps to supply water to many nations including India and China.
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“Anyhow for the moment I couldn’t think of a more damaging replacement with the potential to top his talents, except for Al Gore!”
Dude you missed your true calling in life. George Carlin has nothing on you! 😉
Notice also that Reuters is careful to say that the only criticism against Patchauri and the IPCC involve the “one mistake” of the glaciers.
It’s dishonest of them not to mention that the entire report and methods are being brought into serious question, but at least the story is getting coverage. Somewhere.
Sorry, Patches, you don’t get to call it “one mistake”, since you knew about it, made no effort to correct it, and presented it as the truth at Copenhagen. That’s called lying. Funny thing about liars. They can not tell just one lie. It becomes their modus operandi.
You tell ’em Patchy! Don’t let the haters get to you!
You are showing the world that climate science is all about 70 year old guys with bad comb overs writing cheap romance novels about sleeping with underage teenagers and filling the world’s newspapers with unsubstantiated fear mongering every day for decades in order to drum up business for your otherwise pointless and parasitic corporate activities.
If that’s not science… nay, humanity… at its best, I don’t know what is.
“In an odd way this is cheering news.”
Patch,
you are the posterboy for Anti-AGW! Keep it up bro!
I think Patchey should remain until the final disillusionment of the IPCC. His continued presence will serve as the final nail in the IPCC’s coffin.
Yes! – hang in there Patchi! – Go do that voodoo that you do so well!
The dream team together: – In December 2007, HARDtalk travelled to Oslo to interview the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Al Gore and Dr Rajendra Pachauri.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8340238.stm
He’s always been a bit awkward.
Vincent – India is an immense sub-continent, land of many faiths, languages and ethnic groups. While Hindi is the official language, many Indians have Bengali, Punjabi, Assamese, etc., as their mother tongue. As the British ruled the entirety of India for many years, and established the Indian civil service, English has become accepted as the the lingua franca of India.
Maybe he could be sued for conflict of interest, if that is possible under Indian law. That might keep him out of more mischief for several years.
Oily Patchouli must go!
From Wiki;
“Patchouli oil has also been used as a hair conditioner for dreadlocks. One study suggests patchouli oil may serve as an all-purpose insect repellent.”
The longer Pachauri stays, the more it hurts the IPCC. Having the UN/IPCC take charge of this climate evaluation was a huge mistake. Most of the countries in the UN love cap and trade because it transfers wealth from the 1st world countries to the 3rd world countries. If Pachauri totally discredits the IPCC, it may provide the impetus to finally replace the IPCC. The IPCC has helped politicize climate science. Anything that hastens the end of the UN/IPCC role in climate science is a step in the right direction.
Resigning from the IPCC for making fraudulent claims would be like resigning from the mafia for extortion.
Kitefreak (12:28:17) : Just don’t say that aloud! The sleeping gammas may awake. They are convinced they are making the world a better place to live…
You’re doing a helluva job Pachi.
So, Tricky RK Pachauri insists “I am not a crook!”
The similarities between Climategate and Watergate get more entertaining by the day. Watergate started slowly too…
But I agree with many others here that the longer he stays, the more rotten it looks, so let’s hope this living symbol of corruption stays on and makes even more voodoo science rants.
Poor India though. Ghandi used to be their most famous celebrity. Now they’ve got this weasel instead.
He looks like a Qliphah:
Qliphoth, kliffoth or klippot (singular: qliphah) refer to the representation of evil forces in the mystical teachings of Judaism (such as in the Kabbalah.)
Looks like others may be piling on. Here’s a fellow who neatly summarizes the current (sad) state of affairs for AGW proponents, and he blames Al Gore.
http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2010/03/mead_i_blame_al_gore.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBreakthroughInstitute+%28The+Breakthrough+Institute%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
Jack Maloney see:
Official Language – Constitutional/Statutory Provisions
Note that India has no “national” language. People have immolated themselves in protest etc.
A post normal incarnation of post normal science.
Patchy Morals
he made an attempt at combing his hair
vincent,
as most people don’t know, thought i would state these common facts, that all indians KNOW, but may not ACKNOWLEDGE.
1: India is the largest English Speaking country in the world. Funny and varied accents aside, over 325 million indians can carry on a conversation in english
2: English is the common language spoken in the country. No other language has the geographical reach that english has, within India
3: English is the reason, why indians can provide the services to the world that they do provide today.
4: you cannot get ANY PROFESSIONAL degree in any other language.
DLH,
that is the standard stuff that indian govt puts out. In reality, 3-4 states WILL NOT accept Hindi laws and orders from the central government. They operate ONLY ON THE ENGLISH VERSION. There will always be the “official language” on paper, But English will continue to grow. Even as the “need for a national language” is pushed, more and more children are talking to their parents in english. you can see where the country is heading. My children speak to me in English.
Pachauri has some support, because indians think they should support their guy. But, in the indian officialdom, he is useful only to flog the UN, but there is no respect or love for this crook.