Dr. Willie Soon, a career fueled by big oil and coal

Of all the climate deniers, one scientist has been particularly closely involved in the campaign against the climate science consensus for the majority of his career: Dr. Willie Soon.

UPDATE Feb. 2013: New FOIA results show new funding to Willie Soon from secret Donors Trustnetwork, Koch brothers and Southern Company. 

PolluterWatch.org has more on Dr. Willie Soon.

Introduction:

This investigation shows that Dr. Soon has received substantial funding from the fossil fuel industry for most of his scientific career and heavy corporate funding in the last decade.

After graduating in science (Bachelor and Masters), Dr. Soon received his Ph.D in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1991.