Well, of course they are. He’s got facts they don’t know, and they’re on Al Gore’s publicity payroll for the new movie. :eyeroll:
Dear Leaker sold out the USA on clean energy twice … first to China at His Florida kowtow, then to “Germany” at the G20 (because He only does one on one negotiations) 
Faced with reams of evidence compiled by federal scientists that conflicts with their policy positions, Trump and his advisers frequently cite the work of industry-funded think tanks.
Facts versus policy positions. Policy positions that exist to further enrich the oil barons et al.
The Soviet Union had a similar problem in the 1930’s.
Whenever I hear that some political figure has attempted to legislate science to suit the convenience of their political beliefs—and this happens fairly frequently, even here in the United States—I think back to biology class and the story of Trofim Lysenko in the early years of the Soviet Union.
Only this time it isn’t political beliefs, but pure greed and stupidity. But mostly greed.
And dereliction of duty, too.