Roger W Cohen

This man seems well-qualified and offers a reasonable description of his doubts about, not just CAGW, but plain old AGW. He reckons it's cooling. He does sink the boot in a little by accusing his former colleagues at IPCC of cognitive dissonance, but who's to say he doesn't have a point?

One of the things put to me that triggered this little exercise was the claim made to me that a lot of dissenters had an agenda, some connected to resource companies. I assumed that such affiliations would be declared, but was told that this is rarely the case, and that in fact some sponsorships are well-disguised.

Now this may mean nothing of course (while Roger didn't add a disclaimer to his article, his previous employment is no secret to those with Google access) but in checking his background I see that he is a former manager of Strategic Planning and Programs for ExxonMobil. Of course that doesn't invalidate his views, but since the majority of climate scientists and science organisations who support at least the thrust of the IPCC's findings are regularly accused of fiscal self-interest influencing their conclusions, it's only fair that others declare their potential influences.