And this student, who exchanged a series of emails with the two responsible for the "oceans are becoming more acidic" claim, repeatedly asked for the source data they used. He received only a snarky response, basically "how dare you question our motives or the quality of our science" and "if you continue like this your career will not last long."
One of the major myths of our age that has been slain is this notion of science being objective, unbiased, and interested in the truth. The reality of it seems to be that many in the scientific fields have been more interested in establishing themselves as some sort of new Druid class, the wizards of smart who should control our lives because only they can look into the crystal ball.
Bunch of frauds. When billions of tax dollars and wide ranging public policies are at stake, there should be a more severe penalty for this sort of willful fraud and sophistry.