In a revealing study, researcher Russell Cook, writing for the Heartland Institute, has disclosed evidence that there has been a significant attempt to deliberately discredit scientists who provide credible, accurate data casting doubt on the theory that human activity has caused global warming.
According to Cook’s study, entitled “Merchants of Smear, ” “For about two decades we’ve been told the science behind human-caused global warming is settled, and to ignore skeptic scientists because they’ve been paid by industry to manufacture doubt about the issue…The truth, however, has every appearance of being exactly the opposite”
According to Cook’s research, acceptance of global warming “survives only in the absence of science-based criticism. Solid science-based skeptic criticism exists, but the public rarely hears about that; they are simply told to ignore allegedly industry-corrupted skeptic scientists.”
The gist of what Cook has discovered is that a concerted effort was made, essentially orchestrated by Al Gore (who has financially profited significantly from global warming activities) to keep important and accurate data out of the public view. The key method employed to accomplish the cover-up was an attempt to discredit objective scientists by falsely claiming they were linked to energy industry corporations.
Cook believes that the end result of his investigation is that “We are overdue for the biggest ideology collapse in history, begging for an investigation into why the mainstream media and influential politicians apparently never checked the veracity of claims about “settled science” and “corrupt skeptics.”