One of the climate hysterics favorite tropes is that realists are a denialist conspiracy in the pay of big oil.
Like many of the other loony things the hysterics maintain, this is principally a reflection of their own behaviour. Which is confirmed by the remarks made on the open Skeptical Science Web Forum. Steve McIntyre, one of the identified targets, has a selection of the remarks on that forum.
It is pretty “inside baseball” for anyone who has not been paying close attention to the climate debate…but fascinating if you have been.
Jay Currie 