Let me first salute LME for putting together the Report. I know how much work this requires, and one cannot praise LME enough for have taken on this work.

Those who know me and my postings, know that I am not always the biggest supporter of many of the LME postings and publications, and in the past, I may have used too hard a language in my critique without acknowledging the hard work and the right to have a deviating opinion. 

This doesn’t mean I will refrain from highlighting where I believe claims are made without hard data or lack of data, nor when, IMHO conclusions are presented as “truth” without supporting data.