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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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Oreskes, Naomi
Other Authors:	Conway, Erik M., 1965-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Press, [2010]
Edition:	1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:	Scientists > Professional ethics. Science news > Moral and ethical aspects. Democracy and science.