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"Before the release this Friday of the documentary "Merchants of Doubt," S. Fred Singer sought the advice of nearly 30 climate skeptics about their chances of halting the movie and whether he should sue Naomi Oreskes, who co-authored the book on which it's based.
"Has she finally gone too far?" asked Singer.
"The discussion is outlined in a chain of emails initiated last fall by the 90-year-old physicist, who is featured in the film for his work questioning the amount of influence people have on rising temperatures. His request reached a mix of academics and others who have been mostly antagonistic toward mainstream climate findings."...Lehman spoke with the film's director about the threat: "I think there's a pattern," Kenner said of Singer's letter in an interview. "It's to come after and try to silence critics and to intimidate. And when [Singer] implies litigation is very expensive, I think it's an attempt to be intimidating."<ref>Evan Lehman, ClimateWire, Environment and Energy Publishing, "'Merchants of Doubt' emails spark fiery debate about strategies of climate skeptics" (Mar. 9, 2015) [http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060014671].</ref>)
The email chain has been provided by a source to the Center for Media and Democracy's SourceWatch and this document can be accessed and downloaded here: <http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/File:S_Fred_Singer_emails_about_attacking_Merchants_of_Doubt_March_2015.pdf