Gotta love it - Gore is trumpeted as a hero for spreading disprovable dis-information called facts.
Exxon-Mobil is vilified for defending themselves and telling the "other side of the story" using facts.... and this defense is called "dis-information".
If I remember correctly, the first rule of rhetorical communication is that if one can't win an argument based on the merits, one must discredit one's opponent.
Also, shame on those scientists. They should be challenged on a daily basis. That's what makes strong science. My question is why are they so afraid of outsiders collecting and analyzing new data? Second opinions are valuable for a reason!
I swear there's something in the water in the People's Republic of Cambridge, Mass. I suspect PCP. If you ever drive through there, you'll think so too.