Phil’s Dad wrote:
Pure logic would say the two things are unrelated but I would agree with the spirit of what is implied by the question. You would certainly be justified in checking their work very carefully. However, many scientists have been attacked simply for being associated with a body that has an apparent vested interest in the outcome of the research. The problem then arises that everyone in the field of climate research has a vested interest in the field of climate research maintaining its high profile – and funding. What is source for the goose…

There should be a difference in personal integrity if you are being paid to investigate something or to distort, obfuscate and form an opinion about something.
Everyone in any field of research can be pressured to produce fake results, and there is history of it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hoaxes_in_science
But what happens when the truth comes out… Would you believe every scientist in a field would risk such an outcome?