By Joe Munoz
Many skeptical parties in the united
states and abroad might be cited for their part in the “harassment”
of climate scientists. Clearly, this is illustrated by the voracity
of the debate solely in the United States, fueled by the bi-partizan
nature of legislature. Scientific groups claim that these hostilities
are derived from two primary sources: (1) debilitating amounts of
Freedom of Information requests and (2) online and legislative
assaults, funded by special interest groups.
A report from the Checks and Balances
Project in December 12, 2012 investigated contributions to various
special interest groups in regards to climate change discussion
contributions. A summary of the findings illustrates that of the
massive amount of contributions, fossil fuel groups are mentioned
without explicitly naming themselves or their motivations in over 95%
of occurrences. Journalists have claimed that this anonymity is
descriptive of the negative effects on legislature and public opinion
that corporate interests may elicit.
Interestingly, even foreign climate
scientists have remarked on the original nature of hostility unique
towards their American counterparts. "I feel for my American
colleagues and what they've had to deal with," said Tim
Lenton, in an excerpt from a climate news article. Tim Lenton is
a prominent earth system scientist who specializes in climate tipping
points at the University
of Exeter in the UK, continues on to claim that he received
hostile dissent to a much lesser degree.
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