Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway’s Merchants of Doubt (2010) explores how a small group of high-level scientists used their prestige to delay public action on critical health and environmental issues. By framing settled science as "uncertain," these individuals served corporate interests for decades. 🏛️ The Core Thesis: "Doubt is Our Product"
They utilized their credentials to lend "authority" to fringe views. Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists...
Attacking individual scientists (like Ben Santer) and claiming "natural cycles" are responsible. Naomi Oreskes and Erik M
Using small, outliers in data to disprove a massive trend. 🏛️ The Core Thesis: "Doubt is Our Product"
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The industry funded its own "research" to suggest other causes (carpets, pets, genetics). Outcome: Regulation was delayed for 40 years. 🧪 2. Acid Rain and the Ozone Hole