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April 9, 2008

By TigerHawk at 4/09/2008 07:40:00 PM Bloghounds know that the BBC has rewritten a story about this year's cooler global temperatures to accomodate objections from a climate change activist. Anthony Watts has a must-see flashing gif -- a tried and true tradition in the blogosphere -- that reveals the greenwashing of the original story. Note that the activist-induced changes were not factual; they had to do only with the impression conveyed. I, for one, am delighted to know that the BBC

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