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'''Bishop Hill''' is ] operated by ], author of ]. The blog was founded on November 21, 2006. At first focusing on British politics, Montford, after following a link from a blog posted by ] to ] changed the blog's focus to ] from a ]. Montford`s layperson's explanations of the Hockey Stick debate have received comment in the media, specifically his summaries of posts from ] which he called the "Caspar And The Jesus Paper" <ref name="Andrew Montford1">{{cite web|url=http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2008/8/11/caspar-and-the-jesus-paper.html|title=Caspar and the Jesus paper|last=Montford|first=Andrew|date=August 11, 2008|publisher=bishophill.squarespace.com|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="Matt Ridley">{{cite news|url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/print/politics/all/5749853/the-global-warming-guerrillas.thtml|title=The global warming guerrillas|last=Ridley|first=Matt|date=3RD FEBRUARY 2010|publisher=www.spectator.co.uk|accessdate=9 April 2010}}</ref> '''Bishop Hill''' is ] operated by ], author of ]. The blog was founded on November 21, 2006.{{cn}} At first focusing on British politics,{{cn}} Montford, after following a link from a blog posted by ] to ] changed the blog's focus to ] from a ]. Montford`s layperson's explanations of the Hockey Stick debate have received comment in the media,{{cn}} specifically his summaries of posts from ] which he called the "Caspar And The Jesus Paper" <ref name="Andrew Montford1">{{cite web|url=http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2008/8/11/caspar-and-the-jesus-paper.html|title=Caspar and the Jesus paper|last=Montford|first=Andrew|date=August 11, 2008|publisher=bishophill.squarespace.com|accessdate=14 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="Matt Ridley">{{cite news|url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/print/politics/all/5749853/the-global-warming-guerrillas.thtml|title=The global warming guerrillas|last=Ridley|first=Matt|date=3RD FEBRUARY 2010|publisher=www.spectator.co.uk|accessdate=9 April 2010}}</ref>


==Climate change advocacy== ==Climate change advocacy==

] writing for the ] on when the Parliamentary Committee investigating the ] published their findings said, skeptics on the website ridiculed the MPs' findings. One asked: "Is it April fools already?" With another commenting, "No-one with half a brain cell will view this conclusion as anything other than a hasty and not very subtle establishment cover-up." <ref name="Roger Harrabin ">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8595483.stm|title=Climate science must be more open, say MPs|last=Harrabin |first=Roger |date=31 March 2010|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|pages=1|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref>

Bradly Fikes, a reporter for the '']'' wrote "The truth that the Greenpeace fanatics (and some at the New York Times) can’t process is that opposition to global warming alarmism is a decentralized guerrilla campaign against global warming extremism. There is no central command of large corporations directing anti-warmist blogs such as Watts Up With That?, or EUReferendum or Bishop Hill, etc" <ref name="Bradley Fikes">{{cite news|url=http://www.nctimes.com/app/blogs/wp/?p=8640|title=Greenpeace Thug Threatens Global Warming Skeptics “We know where you live”|last=Fikes|first=Bradley |date=April 4, 2010|publisher=www.nctimes.com|pages=1|language=Engish|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref>

], writing for '']'' after it was revealed ] who had been chosen by the ] to head its inquiry into Climategate, actually had a leading role in a global warming campaign network called Globe International. This was quickly picked up by climate skeptic blogs.<ref name="Andrew Orlowski">{{cite news|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/26/uea_oxburgh_statement/|title=Anglia defends Oxburgh's eco network ties|last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |date=26 March 2010|publisher=The Register|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref> With Bishop Hill writing "GLOBE – a vehicle for avoiding ]" <ref name="Andrew Montford">{{cite web|url=http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2010/3/24/globe-a-vehicle-for-avoiding-foi.html#comments|title=GLOBE – a vehicle for avoiding FoI|last=Montford|first=Andrew|date=March 24, 2010|publisher=bishophill|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref> ], writing for '']'' after it was revealed ] who had been chosen by the ] to head its inquiry into Climategate, actually had a leading role in a global warming campaign network called Globe International. This was quickly picked up by climate skeptic blogs.<ref name="Andrew Orlowski">{{cite news|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/26/uea_oxburgh_statement/|title=Anglia defends Oxburgh's eco network ties|last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |date=26 March 2010|publisher=The Register|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref> With Bishop Hill writing "GLOBE – a vehicle for avoiding ]" <ref name="Andrew Montford">{{cite web|url=http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2010/3/24/globe-a-vehicle-for-avoiding-foi.html#comments|title=GLOBE – a vehicle for avoiding FoI|last=Montford|first=Andrew|date=March 24, 2010|publisher=bishophill|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref>


A post on the blog led to the resignation of ], the editor in chief of '']'' from the panel. In an interview with Chinese state radio when asked about the controversy, Campbell said that he believed nothing untoward had happened. The Guardian newspaper commented "The interview, posted on the Bishop Hill blog run by the climate skeptic Andrew Montford and shown on Channel 4 News, risked undermining Muir's claim that the inquiry team was impartial" <ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/12/climate-change-climategate-nature-global-warming|title=Climate emails review panellist quits after his impartiality questioned|last=Batty|first=David|coauthors=David Adam|date=12 February 2010|publisher=www.guardian.co.uk|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref> A post on the blog led to the resignation of ], the editor in chief of '']'' from the panel.{{specify}} In an interview with Chinese state radio when asked about the controversy, Campbell said that he believed nothing untoward had happened. The Guardian newspaper commented "The interview, posted on the Bishop Hill blog run by the climate skeptic Andrew Montford and shown on Channel 4 News, risked undermining Muir's claim that the inquiry team was impartial" <ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/12/climate-change-climategate-nature-global-warming|title=Climate emails review panellist quits after his impartiality questioned|last=Batty|first=David|coauthors=David Adam|date=12 February 2010|publisher=www.guardian.co.uk|accessdate=7 April 2010}}</ref>


==Comments and criticism== ==Comments and criticism==

Richard Littlemore writing on his ] said, "In a desperate effort to distract attention from the real issue, Steve McIntyre and one of his more loquacious acolytes (Bishop Hill) have renewed their attack on the fabled hockey stick" and finished his article with the question "Have you any legitimate criticism of all the other science that supports Mann's work? Any criticism at all?" <ref name="Richard Littlemore">{{cite web|url=http://www.desmogblog.com/this-is-not-a-hockey-stick|title=This is not a hockey Stick|last=Littlemore|first=Richard|date=13 August 08|publisher=www.desmogblog.com|language=English (US)|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref>

] in his '']'' blog wrote "Fortunately the great Bishop Hill has been doing some digging" when the blog found out that George Marshall, founder and director of projects at the Climate Outreach and Information Network had been funded to the tune of £700,000 over two years by ].<ref name="The Telegraph1">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100017912/climategate-how-they-all-squirmed/|title=Climategate: how they all squirmed|last=Delingpole|first=James|date=November 25, 2009|publisher=www.blogs.telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref> And "Breaking news from the splendid Bishop Hill. It seems the AGW establishment has launched an urgent damage limitation exercise in order to whitewash the Climategate scandal in time for Copenhagen."<ref name="James Delingpole1">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100018144/climategate-the-whitewash-begins/|title=Climategate: the whitewash begins|last=Delingpole|first=James|date=November 27th, 2009|publisher=The Telegraph|language=English|accessdate=20 April 2010}}</ref> He has also commented on his personal blog saying, "Bishop Hill has unearthed a jaw-dropping critique of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. His post’s so delightful there’s no need for embellishment" <ref name="James Delingpole2">{{cite web|url=http://jamesdelingpole.com/blog/ipcc-fourth-assessment-report-is-rubbish-%E2%80%93-says-yet-another-expert-775/|title=IPCC Fourth Assessment Report is rubbish – says yet another expert|last=Delingpole|first=James|date=February 11, 2010|publisher=jamesdelingpole.com|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref> ] in his '']'' blog wrote "Fortunately the great Bishop Hill has been doing some digging" when the blog found out that George Marshall, founder and director of projects at the Climate Outreach and Information Network had been funded to the tune of £700,000 over two years by ].<ref name="The Telegraph1">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100017912/climategate-how-they-all-squirmed/|title=Climategate: how they all squirmed|last=Delingpole|first=James|date=November 25, 2009|publisher=www.blogs.telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=12 April 2010}}</ref> And "Breaking news from the splendid Bishop Hill. It seems the AGW establishment has launched an urgent damage limitation exercise in order to whitewash the Climategate scandal in time for Copenhagen."<ref name="James Delingpole1">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100018144/climategate-the-whitewash-begins/|title=Climategate: the whitewash begins|last=Delingpole|first=James|date=November 27th, 2009|publisher=The Telegraph|language=English|accessdate=20 April 2010}}</ref> He has also commented on his personal blog saying, "Bishop Hill has unearthed a jaw-dropping critique of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. His post’s so delightful there’s no need for embellishment" <ref name="James Delingpole2">{{cite web|url=http://jamesdelingpole.com/blog/ipcc-fourth-assessment-report-is-rubbish-%E2%80%93-says-yet-another-expert-775/|title=IPCC Fourth Assessment Report is rubbish – says yet another expert|last=Delingpole|first=James|date=February 11, 2010|publisher=jamesdelingpole.com|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref>


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Bishop Hill
Type of siteBlog
Created byAndrew Montford
URLhttp://bishophill.squarespace.com/

Bishop Hill is blog operated by Andrew Montford, author of The Hockey Stick Illusion. The blog was founded on November 21, 2006. At first focusing on British politics, Montford, after following a link from a blog posted by Tim Worstall to Climate Audit changed the blog's focus to Climate Change from a skeptical viewpoint. Montford`s layperson's explanations of the Hockey Stick debate have received comment in the media, specifically his summaries of posts from Climate Audit which he called the "Caspar And The Jesus Paper"

Climate change advocacy

Andrew Orlowski, writing for The Register after it was revealed Lord Oxburgh who had been chosen by the University of East Anglia to head its inquiry into Climategate, actually had a leading role in a global warming campaign network called Globe International. This was quickly picked up by climate skeptic blogs. With Bishop Hill writing "GLOBE – a vehicle for avoiding Freedom of information"

A post on the blog led to the resignation of Philip Campbell, the editor in chief of Nature from the panel. In an interview with Chinese state radio when asked about the controversy, Campbell said that he believed nothing untoward had happened. The Guardian newspaper commented "The interview, posted on the Bishop Hill blog run by the climate skeptic Andrew Montford and shown on Channel 4 News, risked undermining Muir's claim that the inquiry team was impartial"

Comments and criticism

James Delingpole in his Telegraph blog wrote "Fortunately the great Bishop Hill has been doing some digging" when the blog found out that George Marshall, founder and director of projects at the Climate Outreach and Information Network had been funded to the tune of £700,000 over two years by DEFRA. And "Breaking news from the splendid Bishop Hill. It seems the AGW establishment has launched an urgent damage limitation exercise in order to whitewash the Climategate scandal in time for Copenhagen." He has also commented on his personal blog saying, "Bishop Hill has unearthed a jaw-dropping critique of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. His post’s so delightful there’s no need for embellishment"

Anthony Watts wrote on his Watts Up With That blog of Bishop Hill, "let me say that he is a succinct and careful writer who has earned praise from many (including myself and Steve McIntyre)"

References

  1. Montford, Andrew (August 11, 2008). "Caspar and the Jesus paper". bishophill.squarespace.com. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  2. Ridley, Matt (3RD FEBRUARY 2010). "The global warming guerrillas". www.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Orlowski, Andrew (26 March 2010). "Anglia defends Oxburgh's eco network ties". The Register. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  4. Montford, Andrew (March 24, 2010). "GLOBE – a vehicle for avoiding FoI". bishophill. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  5. Batty, David (12 February 2010). "Climate emails review panellist quits after his impartiality questioned". www.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. Delingpole, James (November 25, 2009). "Climategate: how they all squirmed". www.blogs.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  7. Delingpole, James (November 27th, 2009). "Climategate: the whitewash begins". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. Delingpole, James (February 11, 2010). "IPCC Fourth Assessment Report is rubbish – says yet another expert". jamesdelingpole.com. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  9. Watts, Anthony (22 11 2009). "Bishop Hill's compendium of CRU email issues" (in English (US)). wattsupwiththat.com. Retrieved 13 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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