So let's get this straight. The science - which is settled - has not advanced to the point that we can simply rely on actual measurements - be it temperature, sea level, etc. So, let's rely on "independent" groups to "adjust" the data. Who are two such groups? The National Climate Data Center and Berkeley Earth.
Leaving NCDC aside for the moment, what do we know about Berkeley Earth? Well, for starters, it is headed up by Richard Muller. Who is Richard Muller? From the Berkeley Earth website:
"Richard Muller is Professor of Physics at the University of California at Berkeley, Faculty Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, President of Muller & Associates LLC, and a Managing Partner at Global Shale." (emphasis added)
University of California at Berkeley???
Adjusting climate data??
Shocking?
Not.
Credible?
Not!!!!