The problem here Larry is that some of these "facts" are plain wrong, and others should not be considered in isolation. The rate of surface temperature rise has certainly slowed in some areas over the past 17 years, but hasn't stopped. Surface temperatures have, in fact, continued to rise, albeit at a lower rate. Net global temperature rise, however (i.e. surface, atmosphere and oceans), hasn't slowed at all. Yes, the Arctic ice cap is larger this year, but waaay smaller than it was in the 70s, 80s and 90s. It will be interesting to see what it does over the next couple of years. Yes, a record low temperature was recorded recently near Vostock Station in Antarctica, but mean temperatures across the whole continent, especially the Antarctic Peninsula area, have risen markedly over the past few decades. Yes, some climate data sets were altered, but in most cases that I am aware of, after rigorous investigation by a number of independent bodies the reasons for doing so were validated (there have even been a number of court cases regarding this and the science has won each time). Yes, some of the statistical methods used in the generation of the hockey stick graph have been found wanting, but independent investigations and at least twelve calculations of alternative 'hockey sticks" all agree that the original hockey stick is basically correct. Easy to check all this stuff by going to the peer reviewed literature.
Now, back to sanding bodywork....
