UN IPCC Lead Author Richard Tol statistically deconstructs Cook’s the 97% Consensus study — Calls study’s ‘sampling strategy a load of nonsense’
Tol: 'Including 'global' before 'climate change', Cook et al. dropped 75% of papers and changed disciplinary distribution...Including 'global' before 'climate change', Cook et al. dropped many papers by eminent climate researchers.' -- 'Including “global” before 'climate change', Cook et al. dropped 33 of the 50 most cited papers'
Forbes Mag.: Global Warming Alarmists Caught Doctoring '97-Percent Consensus' Claims