Based on that resume, he sounds like a competent engineer with a bachelor's degree, not a scientist.
Am I missing something?
Your description is better than mine. My point was, he is smart enough to know the truth about global warming, but he is political enough either to not remain wilfully ignorant, or if he knows the truth, to ignore it to advance an agenda he supports.
My point is, he is not some ignorant dweeb who has been brainwashed by CNN on AGW and is incapable of feretting out the truth. He either knows the truth and is lying or he refuses to learn the truth because he knows what he will find.