The Wailing and the Tears
• The Guardian reports that climate correspondents are being consoled with soy lattes and participation trophies after the Trump administration canceled funding for ICF International, the contractor coordinating America’s National Climate Assessment (NCA). • One anonymous staffer lamented that they were left without a support system and the latest science on climate change.
“There’s really no coming back from this,” moaned one anonymous staffer. “I’m left without a support system and the latest science on climate change.”
The Real Tragedy: A Political Machine Disguised as Science
• The Breakthrough Institute describes the NCA as a “political tool” riddled with alarmist framing and selective citation. • The report is infamous for its headline-friendly key messages, such as “Systemic Racism and Discrimination Exacerbate Climate Impacts on Human Health.”
• The Breakthrough Institute critiques the report for its lack of systematic review, bias toward worst-case scenarios, and reliance on cherry-picked data.
- The report is not informing policy—it’s auditioning for a spot on MSNBC.
- The lack of systematic review and cherry-picked data undermine the report’s credibility.
- The reliance on worst-case scenarios creates a biased narrative.
The Real Inconvenience: Climate Science Under Scrutiny
• Independent analysis has already exposed the NCA’s sleight-of-hand, such as combining data from geographically disparate regions to fabricate an alarming warming trend. • Real NOAA data shows no significant temperature anomaly increase in the U.S. since the 1930s. • The “hottest ever” narrative evaporates under scrutiny, like a snowflake in Phoenix.
| Real NOAA data | Shows no significant temperature anomaly increase in the U.S. since the 1930s. |
| Independent analysis | Exposes the NCA’s sleight-of-hand, such as combining data from geographically disparate regions. |
The Real Inconvenient Truth: This Was Never About Science
• The NCA’s elimination would be met with a sober discussion about methodology if it were a scientific document. • Instead, we get Michael Mann, the godfather of hockey-stick hysteria, declaring that ending ICF’s contract is:
• “A crime against the planet – arguably, the most profound of all crimes.”
• Larry Hamlin at WUWT exposed the report’s manipulative region-stacking. • Climate science is not about the science; it’s about ideology and consultants.
The End of the Gravy Train
• The cancellation of ICF’s contract doesn’t signal the end of climate science. • It signals the end of publicly funded ideological propaganda masquerading as science. • It’s a budgetary course correction, a rebalancing of priorities, and a much-needed cold splash of reality. • The climate clerics can cry, but the gravy train has left the station—and it’s coal-powered.
Don’t Cry for ICF, Argentina
• The cancellation of ICF’s contract doesn’t signal the end of climate science. • The gravy train has left the station, and it’s coal-powered.
