Originally Posted by
Winged Wheeler
Yes, stupid and hypocritical. The letter in question had an imperious and patronizing tone, here is my figurative translation: We are the 97% of experts in this field. Those outside the field may have an opinion, but that opinion has no real merit. Further, those in the field that disagree with us are cranks.
The Journal Hires Dentists To Do Heart Surgery
After reportedly rejecting a climate change essay by 255 members of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010, the Wall Street Journal has published a flawed op-ed by 16 scientists and engineers instructing public officials not to fight manmade global warming. But most of these individuals do not actually conduct climate research, and their credibility is further undermined by the misleading and unscientific arguments presented in the op-ed...
Six Of The Scientists Have Been Linked To Fossil Fuel Interests...
http://mediamatters.org/research/201201300008