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On March 6, 2015, Fred Singer sent a letter to Robert Kenner, the director of the documentary film, "Merchants of Doubt," threatening potential legal action against the film, which is based on a book by the same name, according to Stanton Glantz of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control, Research and Education.<ref>http://tobacco.ucsf.edu/climate-denier-fred-singer-complains-about-merchants-doubt (March 8, 2015)</ref>
The film and the book focus on the small number of climate change deniers who have sought in various ways to stop efforts to address the causes of climate changes that are underway according to the overwhelming majority of scientists across the globe. In the letter, Singer noted that he previously sued Justin Lancaster for libel in a "costly" suit (which was settled by Lancaster, who recently stated that settling with Singer is one of his greatest regretsand that "Fred Singer is the most unethical scientist, in my opinion, that I have ever met. "<ref>http://rabett.blogspot.fi/2014/09/a-note-about-roger-revelle-julian.html</ref>Lancaster said his family felt terrorized by Singer's suit, despite the evidence and sworn statements Lancaster had in his defense.
According to a detailed story in ClimateWire by Evan Lehmanabout Singer's more recent threats:
"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.
