Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming / Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway.

"Merchants of Doubt " tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades that link smoking...

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Main Author: Oreskes, Naomi
Other Authors: Conway, Erik M., 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, [2010]
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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Summary:"Merchants of Doubt " tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades that link smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole.
Physical Description:355 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-343) and index.
ISBN:9781596916104 (hc.)
1596916109 (hc.)