This book tells, with “brutal clarity” (Huffington Post), the disquieting 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. Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017. The book provides a number of fascinating cases that has a direct impact on the public. Merchants of Doubt Deceive the Public on Global Warming, Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018. “Doubt is our product,” wrote one tobacco executive. Top Oreskes and Conway write that in each case "keeping the controversy alive" by spreading doubt and confusion after a scientific consensus had … How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2015. The answer lies in this book. The subject of Robert Kenner’s documentary Merchants of Doubt is the catastrophe of global climate change, which is engulfing us even faster than predicted. - The Huffington Post"A powerful dissection of how right wing think tanks and private corporations sow doubt on scientific consensus to block action on critical climate and public health issues." Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The most prominent of these tactics is the cultivation of scientists and others who successfully cast doubt on the scientific results. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! "-Elizabeth Kolbert Merchants of Doubt has been praised-and attacked-around the world, for reasons easy to understand. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. A history of the disinformation campaign against the facts regarding smoking and health, the hole in the ozone layer and climate change science. I know many will be outraged at this but facts win over innuendo and urban myths. … This is an important book (and also a movie, but I have not seen that), which meticulously and factually (half the book is the references) documents how not only did the tobacco industry consciously and knowingly bamboozle the public for years to keep making money, but the same methods and very often the very same individuals did the same thing for acid rain, DDT/chemical manufacturers, and now climate change. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Why the public, despite overwhelming evidence, cannot accept the obvious reality of climate change and continues to dismiss it and revel in the status quo and business-as-usual. 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