rod mclaughlin

"It is possible that the scientific disagreement could spill over into the skeptic blogosphere. But that is not reason enough to sweep the slowdown under the rug, said Michael Mann, a climatologist at Pennsylvania State University and a co-author.

“As scientists, we must go where the evidence takes us, we can’t allow our worries about climate contrarians and how they might seek to misrepresent our work to dictate what we do and do not publish,” he said."

What a paragon of scientific rigour, and fearless honesty! Even if the data helps people he disagrees with, Michael Mann would not seek to hide it:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/did-global-warming-slow-down-in-the-2000s-or-not/

referring to 

http://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2938.epdf