Climate Scientist: Time For More Transparency

"I frankly think that [the content of the e-mails and reports] has less to do with partisanship of the scientists than with professional egos and rivalries, which are amplified by the highly charged partisanship surrounding this issue. Scientists have no idea how to react to all the criticism being made about their science by advocacy groups, talk radio, etc. Their reaction to criticism coming from right-wing partisans typically makes the scientists appear to be left-wing partisans. So what we are really seeing is the polarizing effect of the advocacy groups and the mainstream media, in forcing apparent partisanship of the scientists."