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Misuse of Scientific Data By the White House

Posted by kdawson on from the drag-it-out-'til-2008 dept.

Science data nerds writes "The White House is consistently and persistently claiming that the US is doing better than Europe in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is false — their claim is purely based on carefully selecting the only subset of the data that supports this conclusion. When all the data are used, it is plain that European emissions have declined substantially and US emissions have grown substantially. The article, and this linked analysis, debunk the White House claims."

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  1. not true by jcgf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Everyone knows that George W. Bush loves the scientific method so much that he would NEVER allow this to happen. Just look at his stance on that intelligent design nonsense....

    1. Re:not true by cowboy76Spain · · Score: 5, Funny

      Please don't try to make jokes about the scientific abilities of Bush.

      The press is clear about it.

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  2. As Fry Would say... by pak9rabid · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean the White House lied to the public? I'm shocked, shocked! Well, not that shocked.

    1. Re:As Fry Would say... by my+$anity++0 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Uh, this is a bad argument due to your conflation of right and wrong in the moral and practical senses. Putting a USB device into a USB socket is right, putting a FireWire device in a USB socket is wrong. This is the "incompetence" sense. Helping old ladies across the street is right, raping people is wrong. This is the "sociopathic" sense. Incompetence would be putting a RJ11 connector in an RJ45 socket. Incompetence would be trying to operate a car without knowing how to drive. Malice would be trying to run over as many people as possible. A better definition of incompetence would be inability to distinguish correct from incorrect.

    2. Re:As Fry Would say... by veganboyjosh · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's a scandal when they lead us into a quagmire of a war and kill more US citizens than 9/11 did. This is just science, no one will give a shit about it enough to cause a scandal in the first place...

      They led us into a what of a war? Kill more citizens than 9/1---oh-em-gee-zzz, Paris Hilton's going to jail!!!!11oneone...

    3. Re:As Fry Would say... by plover · · Score: 2, Funny

      And I voted for Cthulu, whose slogan is: "Why settle for the lesser of two evils?"

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    4. Re:As Fry Would say... by zaajats · · Score: 2, Funny

      Your selection of examples is disturbing.

  3. Ah, a nice flame war by Richard+McBeef · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ensuing hot air will contribute [a] little.

    1. Re:Ah, a nice flame war by evanbd · · Score: 5, Funny

      But, then again, I'm one of the .01% of people on /. who don't think that the current White House is an incarnation of Cthulhu

      I'd just like to speak up to show my solidarity here. The current White House is definitely not an incarnation of Cthulhu. Cthulhu would be far more honest about his evil ways, and certainly wouldn't need to do anything as wimpy as manufacturing data.

    2. Re:Ah, a nice flame war by Shadowland · · Score: 3, Funny

      > The current White House is definitely not an incarnation of Cthulhu. Cthulhu
      > would be far more honest about his evil ways, and certainly wouldn't need to
      > do anything as wimpy as manufacturing data.

      Absolutely. You only have to look at Cthulhu's presidential policy paper to see that:
      http://www.cthulhu.org/cthulhu/positions.html

  4. All your Data... by SyscRAsH · · Score: 5, Funny

    are belong to U.S.

  5. Behold! Your Tax Dollars At Work... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Constructing greater and more elaborate lies, and applying the finest of lipstick to pigs.

  6. Re:Why is this news? by badboy_tw2002 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "me wipes tear from my eye"

    You see that? You see that you MOTHERFUCKERS? You made the cookie monster cry! Cookie Monster! For shame! Add this to the long list of Bush attrocities...not the worst, not the last, but I never thought they would go this low. Jesus...

  7. Futurama reference by plams · · Score: 3, Funny

    Calm down! Relax! It's all part of a carefully orchestrated plan; when we eventually begin to get severely affected by global warming, the US war mongering will reach a point where nuclear winter will cancel it out.

  8. All I want to know is ... by deek · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... how did the Iraqi Information Minister make it into the staff of the US White House?

  9. Re:As Homer Would say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    How much shit would a dipshit dip, if a dipshit could dip shit?

  10. Re:Why is this news? by AGMW · · Score: 3, Funny
    Hillary will banish our current administration and replace it with the oustanding integrity we have come to expect from the Clintons.

    Close, but no cigar?

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