re: #531 Big Steve

So if Dr. Michael’s clients are not secret, why does Sinclair comment that he has a “secret list of clients” thereby implying something is wrong. This is unnecessary to the debate. And while I cannot speak for the tobacco industry, I can for the energy industries and I believe that automatically thinking that everyone who does scientific work for the energy industry is a “shill”, is unfair and not true.

If you really want to know who’s funding Dr. Patrick Michaels:

sourcewatch.org

I didn’t say “everyone who does scientific work for the energy industry is a shill.” I said that the Heartland Institute is a well-known shill for the tobacco industry and the energy industries, and they specialize in falsehoods and distortions. I completely stand by this statement. I’ve been reading about them for years, and their history of acting as shills for industries who want to avoid consequences for bad behavior is long and legendary.