Ross Gelbspan, as a self - described reporter who was angered by the
discovery of skeptic climate scientists being «paid sort
of under the table by the coal industry» to spread «
false information,» has had entire second career promoting the idea that we could be making better headway in stopping man - caused global warming it it weren't for the industry funded coordinated misinformation campaign.
His experience includes leading internal investigations in response to government agency subpoenas and requests for
information; persuading the Department
of Justice to decline intervention in cases seeking hundreds
of millions
of dollars in
False Claims Act damages; defeating claims brought by the United States in government - intervened cases; and obtaining dismissals
of qui tam suits prior to
discovery.