The tie of that phrase to the American Petroleum Institute cannot be established, and the phrase itself was taken out-of-context from a 1991-era memo that is not seen in its complete context in any of the publications or web sites where it is referred to as “smoking gun” proof of skeptic scientists’ corruption. Further, although another global warming nuisance case, Connecticut v. AEP,does not mention that accusation phrase, the lawyer credited with forming the case has very troubling associations with the enviro-activist group who have exploited the phrase, in what I call the ’96-to-present smear of skeptic scientists. The phrase also appears full screen in Al Gore’s movie, in an unsupported effort to equate skeptic climate scientists with tobacco scientists.

Please see my November 27, 2010 article about this monumental problem, “Global Warming Nuisance Lawsuits Are Based on a Fatal Flaw” http://biggovernment.com/rcook/2010/11/27/global-warming-nuisance-lawsuits-are-based-on-a-fatal-flaw/ and please click on my bio photo there so that you may read my other articles on this otherwise unreported problem. What I’ve found appears to reveal a grave injustice happening to skeptic scientists, to the detriment of us all.