Merchants of Doubt

By Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway

Categories: Science & Math

Documents the troubling influence of a small group of scientists who the author contends misrepresent scientific facts to advance key political and economic agendas, revealing the interests behind their detractions on findings about acid rain, DDT, and other hazards.

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