Merchants of Doubt

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Honest Liars

The concept of the tactics of corporations being similar to those of a magicians

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The Strategy of Tobacco Companies

They hired scientists to say that cigarettes and their chemicals weren't unhealthy

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Other Industries

The fossil fuel and flame retardant companies used these tactics as well (blamed fires on the furniture)

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ExxonMobil

Created deceptive methods to challenge actual research (Climate science as controversial and an "attack on freedom")

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Fred Singer and Fred Seitz

Scientists who challenged climate science

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James Hansen and Naomi Oreskes

Main scientists who went to expose the corruption of companies (primary figures)

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Impact

Delayed political action and furthered societal and disaster costs