> I don't understand why anyone would want to do that Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Eric Conway covers that pretty comprehensively. Often it is the v

> I don't understand why anyone would want to do that Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Eric Conway covers that pretty comprehensively. Often it is the very same think tanks, PR agencies, and people who are quoted "the science isn't certain" across decades and multiple damaging products and activities. Sowing doubt is their service, built out into a career. The common factor appears to be an irrational fear of any and all regulation - no matter how necessary.