Another version of this is the ever-present headlines along the lines of, "Scientists urge [x] to [y].' It's written as if scientists are some homogeneous entit

Another version of this is the ever-present headlines along the lines of, "Scientists urge [x] to [y].' It's written as if scientists are some homogeneous entity, and gives the air of "science", to a view that invariably happens to be whatever the author of the article happens to think. Just check to see if anybody with passable bonafides to be called a scientist has ever advocated for your view, which they have - so long as it's even remotely reasonable, and you're set to write your "Scientists urge..." article.