Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming
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"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 c... Full description
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"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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355 p. ; 25 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-343) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781596916104 (hc.) 1596916109 (hc.) |
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