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Originally Posted by Doggle Avaddit 
And yes, those with vested interests are often those who provide the funds for research, without which no research can take place. So basically all the information out there is skewed to hell and therefore you have to put your money on what you reckon the real situation might be.
This may sound cynical, but in my cynical mind it makes perfect sense.
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but at least research papers, at least in the univeristy sector, have to be peer reviewed so researchers arent likely to get away with publishing something seriously skewed without getting panned during critique.
Also most research grants are offered on the basis of a proposal , not a prediction of what will be discovered , so while it is true that researchers funded by oil interests may be under pressure to disprove global warming, and those employed by greenpeace et al likewise under pressure to predict armageddon, those in the university sector who are funded via nerc, or by their universities ought to be fairly impartial.