Merchants of doubt : how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming /: how a handful of scientists obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke to global warming. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway.
• Other Names: Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M, 1965-
• 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.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (400 pages)
• Subjects: 174/.95; Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Scientists -- Professional ethics; Science news -- Moral and ethical aspects; Democracy and science; Impact of science & technology on society; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781608192939; 1608192938; 9781408828779; 1408828774
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.