Scientist Wei-Hock Soon of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has been a key voice arguing against the cause and effect relationship between greenhouse gases and global climate change. But Soon, who has offered his perspective on conservative news programs and testified for Congress, failed to disclose conflicts of interest in the form of $1.2 million from the fossil-fuel industry.
From the story: “The documents shed light on the role of scientists like Dr. Soon in fostering public debate over whether human activity is causing global warming. The vast majority of experts have concluded that it is and that greenhouse emissions pose long-term risks to civilization.”
Read the full story by The New York Times.