{"id":263562,"date":"2023-06-23T18:11:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=263562"},"modified":"2023-06-23T18:12:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:12:01","slug":"sticking-it-to-the-mann-a-pushback-on-climate-scientist-dr-michael-mann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=263562","title":{"rendered":"Sticking It to the Mann &#8211; A Pushback on Climate &#8220;Scientist&#8221; Dr. Michael Mann"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"423\" data-attachment-id=\"263566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=263566\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112.png?fit=963%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"963,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112.png?fit=723%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112.png?resize=723%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112.png?w=963&amp;ssl=1 963w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112.png?resize=768%2C449&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HeartlandInstitute\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/ytc\/AGIKgqMtsAiEngHKkh0hVX__JZ0HW1NOJUWMsGxwGY5hxg=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">The Heartland Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, hockey stick creator Dr. Michael Mann went on CBC to try linking wildfires and climate change, and the result was laughable. We&#8217;ll give Mann the attention he craves with a thorough look into the decades of misdirection, ad-hominem attacks, and gaslighting few can reasonably call a scientific career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tune in to the show for a look into the infamous &#8220;hockey stick&#8221; chart, the media&#8217;s portrayal of Mann at the time, videos of congressional hearings, charts Mann has defended, and more on Climate Change Roundtable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catch Host Anthony Watts and panelists Linnea Lueken and Andy Singer for episode 68 of Climate Change Roundtable, live every Friday at 12pm CT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQqT7OyHkCc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, hockey stick creator Dr. Michael Mann went on CBC to try linking wildfires and climate change, and the result was laughable. We&#8217;ll give Mann the attention he craves with a thorough look into the decades of misdirection, ad-hominem attacks, and gaslighting few can reasonably call a scientific career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":263566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818056,691820450,691820449],"class_list":["post-263562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-climate-change","tag-dr-michael-mann","tag-hockey-stick","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-23-181112.png?fit=963%2C563&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-16z0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":297472,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=297472","url_meta":{"origin":263562,"position":0},"title":"Climate Trial of the Century: Mann vs Steyn \u2013 Climate Change Roundtable #94","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/19\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"After 12 years of delays, the defamation lawsuit brought by climate scientist Michael Mann and writer Mark Steyn finally began this week. 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