date: Tue Dec 7 16:07:09 2004 from: Phil Jones subject: Re: FYI to: trenbert@ucar.edu The World Service and hopefully the rest of the BBC won't run this. I think I've managed to convince them there is no story - nothing new. Said I was pleased with their coverage of the Stott et al. paper and that was the sort of work they should cover. Phil At 15:11 07/12/2004, you wrote: This is indeed the pot calling the kettle black. Point I always make is that IPCC s a very open process and all material is considered and all comments. Many are rejected because they are flawed, and many skeptic arguments are rejected for thse reasons. It is part of assessment process. On the other hand these people are highly selective in their material. Witness Roy Spencer recently criticizing Fu, and citing Tett and Thorne but not Gillett or Fu's reply. Kevin Prof. Phil Jones Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 University of East Anglia Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk NR4 7TJ UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------