Doubt Is Their Product

May 28, 2008

Center for American Progress

David Michaels, former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health during the Clinton administration argued that corporations hire their own scientists to skew the safety records of certain products. In doing so, they manufacture and magnify scientific uncertainties and influence policy decisions to the advantage of .. Read More

David Michaels, former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health during the Clinton administration argued that corporations hire their own scientists to skew the safety records of certain products. In doing so, they manufacture and magnify scientific uncertainties and influence policy decisions to the advantage of polluters and the manufacturers of dangerous products. This has led to delayed action on specific hazards, including tobacco, global warming, asbestos, lead, plastics, and many other toxic materials. David Michaels is the author of Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health, published by the Oxford University Press.

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