Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change
by Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway
Explores how a handful of scientists obscured established findings on tobacco, pollution, and climate change, shaping public debate and policy.
About This Book
Merchants of Doubt examines how select scientists worked to obscure scientific consensus on major public health and environmental issues.
The narrative traces efforts to question research on tobacco smoke, acid rain, the ozone hole, and climate change.
It highlights strategies used to create public uncertainty despite strong evidence.
The book draws on extensive documentation to show how doubt was manufactured and promoted.
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