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...

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Main Author: Oreskes, Naomi
Other Authors: Conway, Erik M., 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2011.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Physical Description:
355 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects:
Scientists -- Professional ethics.
Science news -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Democracy and science.

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