Merchants of Doubt

A new documentary you'll want to see. An eye-opening documentary exploring the tactics of climate change deniers. An overwhelming majority of scientists agree that global warming caused by human activity is one of the most critical dangers our planet faces. But a well-organised band of professional spinners and obfuscators toil in the shadows to pretend there is a genuine debate on the subject. That's the argument put forward by this provocative new documentary from Robert Kenner, director of the Oscar nominated food industry expose, 'Food, Inc'. Adapted from the book of the same title by…
Naomi Oreskes will give a public lecture on Monday Nov 15 6-8 pm in the Law Theatre at UNSW. She'll be talking about her book Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. Update: Also: UQ: Tuesday Melbourne: Wednesday Adelaide: Thursday UWA: Monday 22nd
Via Resilience Science, a talk by Naomi Oreskes on her new book, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming