| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
355 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-343) and index. |
| Contents |
Doubt is our product -- Strategic defense, phony facts and the creation of the George C. Marshall Institute -- Sowing the seeds of doubt : acid rain -- Constructing a counter-narrative : the fight over the ozone hole -- What's bad science? Who decides? The fight over second-hand smoke -- The denial of global warming -- Denial rides again : the revisionist attack on Rachel Carson -- Conclusion of free markets and free speech -- Epilogue : a new view of science. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Scientists -- Professional ethics.
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Science news -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Democracy and science.
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| Added Author |
Conway, Erik M., 1965-
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| ISBN |
9781596916104 (alk. paper) |
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1596916109 (alk. paper) |
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