You know, if we had an honest and inquisitive media, it’s possible that some intrepid reporter might want to know if “data” like this…
It's official. Earth just had its hottest month ever recorded http://t.co/Y5PWgJBw5Q pic.twitter.com/INfbcnAjNf
— GP Investigations (@GlobalPost) August 20, 2015
…could possibly be influenced by numbers like this:
An inconvenient truth: ‘Climate change industry’ now a $1.5 trillion business @WashTimes http://t.co/XC55yzz8EI pic.twitter.com/ulbU8rcvsO
— Jennifer Harper (@harperbulletin) August 11, 2015
Press headlines never say “July 2014 was the hottest month ever, say scientists whose grant money hinges on hottest months ever.” Go figure.