Merchants of doubt how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming
"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...
| Main Author: | Oreskes, Naomi. |
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| Other Authors: | Conway, Erik M., 1965- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Bloomsbury Press,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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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. |
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| Physical Description: |
355 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-343) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781596916104 (hc.) 1596916109 (hc.) |
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