I have run across some hostility to the climate scientists by
other scientiests, on the grounds that the climate scientists are too «pushy» and are pushing weak science — I know one such person at NASA and another at the Dept. of Energy.
AAAS has voiced its concerns to federal and international bodies on maintaining open, yet responsible access to data, and has co-sponsored a colloquium exploring how secrecy and confidentiality have historically shaped and impacted collaboration among scientists, between scientists and industry, and
scientiests and government.