[Editor’s note: Lindzen’s article reveals disturbing examples of ways in which climate science has been politicized, abused, and even suppressed.

In the introduction he explains where it all started: with the delegation of improper authority to science and with transmission of the basis of government funding from gratitude—recognizing and awarding important scientific solutions—to fear—“the sky is falling and only we have the solutions”—leading to widespread abuse of said funding, since the more scary your conclusions and the more vital your solutions, the bigger your funds.

In the body of the roughly twenty-page article Lindzen shows, first, how climate science, in particular, has been politicized—representatives of “scientific” groups having no scientific credentials, but simply pushing agendas; boards of organizations being unfairly infiltrated by special interests; a false claiming of consensus in order to discourage any opposing or skeptical research; etc. He cites, specifically, the example of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which, though its entire purpose is to push a political agenda (in a surprisingly unscientific way), is generally accepted as the ultimate authority on climate.

Next, Lindzen describes the intentional biased reporting, to support political agenda, and even a twisting of science, itself, to rid the debate of any opposition to the agenda. Unsurprisingly, the IPCC is involved yet again, with its use of the infamous “hockey stick” graph. Other examples both of subtle and of blatant changing or abandoning of opposing evidence are reported.

Lindzen lastly demonstrates the ways in which climate alarmists use incentives, intimidation, prejudiced reviewing, and even personal attacks to suppress opposition. He cites several examples, including personal, of this dishonest process.

The article is very educational, useful, and fascinating, and reading it in its entirety is highly recommended.—ECB]