The "Science" is "settled"

Not feeling well, so I will leave you some incredibly important links that do an outstanding job of turning people into climate skeptics.  They're quite long, but you're here so you're used to that ...

Al Fin breaks down the meaning of Professor Lewis' spectacular resignation letter, and shows not just that the science is wrong (in general), but why the science is wrong.  There are forces at work that are really pretty easy to understand, if you'll look:

Medical science is often biased at all stages by the desire of researchers and biomedical corporations for monetary gain. But the sheer amount of money at stake in climate science -- $trillions, as mentioned earlier -- dwarfs any profits ever to be gained by drug companies, medical insurance companies, or medical device companies. The gargantuan political influence combined with the relative tiny size of the climate science community, combines to provide the public with a thoroughly corrupted, biased, and unreliable look at global climate.

How many other areas of science share the same weaknesses? Follow the money. Big money interests (including governments) that get too deeply involved in the funding and publication process for any science, will introduce a corrupting influence on that science.

He has a number of links that are worth your while.  Consider this the prosecution's opening statement.

Jo Nova brings the individual indictments, and they're entirely damning.  They're also entirely specific.  She has eight (!) posts on major issues, where she positively eviscerates the Global Warming thesis.  There's far too much to excerpt, so I'll just put up links - but the common theme (and her tag line) is one that we should all remember when talking to someone that you'd like to turn into a thinking skeptic is The public might not understand the science, but they do understand cheating.

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part I: Thermometer Placement Tricks

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part 2: Air Temperatures

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part 3: Ocean Temperatures

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part 4: Past Temperatures

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part 5: CO2 Emissions Versus Temperature

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part 6: The Hockey Stick

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part 7: Other Climate Establishments Disagree

Is the Western Climate Establishment Corrupt? Part 8: Do Most Western Climate Scientists Believe Global Warming is Man-Made?

As you read her excellent summaries on how the science has gone sour, think on Al Fin's musings on how the scientific establishment has gone sour.

UPDATE 20 October 2010 12:45: Not thinking straight, I see.  I've been talking about how the scientific establishment has been captured by the political establishment for quite some time now.