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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. 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.

  2. 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.

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

    are belong to U.S.

  4. 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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