But first, THE LATEST temperature data just so you know the...

But first, THE LATEST temperature data just so you know the latest "warming" that all this tax is designed to (not) change...

And here i was thinking the science on this was done...

but whatever we do lets not openly debate it and challenge the premises of this carbon tax...no ...musn't do such a dangerous thing.

Breaking: A peer reviewed admission that ?global surface temperatures did not rise between 1998 and 2008″ ? Dr David Whitehouse on the PNAS paper Kaufmann et al. (2011)

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Anthony Watts

The Kaufmann et al 2011 paper (Note: Michael L. Mann is a co-author, not the same as Michael E. Mann of hockey team fame) was embargoed until 8PM GMT (12PM PDT) today, and we have an advance copy thanks to Dr. Benny Peiser .

Here is the PDF file:pnas.201102467

The headline from the abstract:

Given the widely noted increase in the warming effects of rising greenhouse gas concentrations, it has been unclear why global surface temperatures did not rise between 1998 and 2008.