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Two weeks ago the Climate Change Examiner reported about an online lesson from NOAA’s National Weather Service discussing climate change that questioned CO2’s effect on the climate. The page was removed within 48 hours but has recently been restored – without the controversial comments.
The original lesson, titled “It’s a Gas Man”, was part of a series of lessons on the atmosphere. In it, the lesson stated, that, “there is no evidence that it is causing an increase in global temperatures.” It further went on to say, “The behavior of the atmosphere is extremely complex. Therefore, discovering the validity of global warming is complex as well. How much effect will [sic] the increase in carbon dioxide will have is unclear or even if we recognize the effects of any increase.”
Two days later, on November 4th, the entire lesson was removed from the National Weather Service’s website and returned a ‘page not found’ error message. Email inquiries to the page’s webmaster questioning the page’s removal were not returned.
Now, the page has been restored however it is missing virtually the entire discussion section that had in depth analysis regarding the effects of CO2 on the atmosphere. The time stamp at the bottom of the page maintains the same modified date - September 1, 2009 - however the content has been changed considerably.
- See a before and after comparison of the page below
The entire episode has many questioning if NOAA is censoring the content that National Weather Service employees believe is most appropriate for their audience. Worse yet, is NOAA censoring dissenting opinions of trained meteorologists within its own organization?
If so, NOAA would not be the only United States government agency to have been accused of doing so. The Environmental Protection Agency has come under fire recently for what some say is an attempt to silence criticism of the government’s proposed cap and trade program. This was after the agency was accused of squashing a report from its employees questioning global warming science.
Related:
- National Weather Service lesson: No evidence CO2 is causing global warming
- NOAA pulls online lesson that questions CO2's link to global warming
- National Weather Service - "Learning Lesson: Its a Gas, Man"
The original lesson as it appeared on November 2, 2009
The new lesson as it appears now
Credit: Special thanks to Tom at ClimateChangeFraud.com for bringing this to our attention.
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Comments
The lesson used to also be at this other location on their site
http: //oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/yos/resource/JetStream/atmos/ll_gas.htm
but that page is missing too although it's still in the google cache here
http: //74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:PoeqFq5tFP8J:oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/yos/resource/JetStream/atmos/ll_gas.htm+%22seltzer+tablets+supplied+one+bottle+with+a+source+of+carbon+dioxide%22+ll_gas.htm&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=opera
However it seems this second copy was copied to the following locations which still have the original text
http: //www.metar.no/jetstream/atmos/ll_gas.htm
http: //swenglishrantings.com/swenglishrantings/Docs/ll_gas.htm
Also curiously missing since the beginning of this year (2009) are the 'Question Authority' bumper stickers.
Unfortunately. the proud establishment media members that have long touted their 'government watchdog' status are missing in action as well.
So where have all the questioners and overseers of government gone? It appears all that remains is the fox watching the hen house.
Truth be told (if that is still an option), this unnatural melting away of a desire to hold our government leadears accountable appears on all levels to be a much more alarming development than any possible negative effect man may have on climate.
Ah.
This is the final straw. PROOF that globul warmins a scay-um.
Well done on this hard-hitting reporting. You haven't embarrassed yourself at all here.
Best,
D
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