Doubt is Their Product book by s

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If you haven't heard about this book previously, this will give you some more

insights into the efforts by big business to prevent us from getting proper

medical care.

http://www.defendingscience.org/Doubt_is_Their_Product.cfm

Here are two of the excerpts from the book:

" In this eye-opening exposé, s reveals how the tobacco industry's

duplicitous tactics spawned a

multimillion dollar industry that is dismantling public health

safeguards. Product defense consultants, he argues, have increasingly

skewed the scientific literature, manufactured and magnified scientific

uncertainty, and influenced policy decisions to the advantage of

polluters and the manufacturers of dangerous products. To keep the

public confused about the hazards posed by global warming, second-hand

smoke, asbestos, lead, plastics, and many other toxic materials,

industry executives have hired unscrupulous scientists and lobbyists to

dispute scientific evidence about health risks. In doing so, they have

not only delayed action on specific hazards, but they have constructed

barriers to make it harder for lawmakers, government agencies, and

courts to respond to future threats. "

" The Orwellian strategy of dismissing research conducted by the

scientific community as " junk science " and elevating science conducted

by product defense specialists to " sound science " status also creates

confusion about the very nature of scientific inquiry and undermines

the public's confidence in science's ability to address public health

and environmental concerns. "