“…The majority of work discussing the dissenting scientists involved in US climate politics has been by scientists and journalists without grounding in social science literature (see among many others, Begley, 2007;Gelbspan, 1995Gelbspan, , 1997Helvarg, 1994;Hertsgaard, 2006;Houghton, 1997;Kellogg, 1987Kellogg, , 1991Mother Jones, 2005;Rowell, 1996). This popular literature tends to highlight financial benefits enjoyed by backlash scientists through affiliations with industry and conservative groups.…”