Hoodwinking the nation

by Simon, Julian Lincoln

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The author puts forth his ideas on environmental pollution and media hype.

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Full title :Hoodwinking the nation / Julian Simon.

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The author puts forth his ideas on environmental pollution and media hype.

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Publication Date:2000, ©1999.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Transaction
Place of Publication:New Brunswick, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000, ©1999.

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Description:1 online resource (xiv, 140 pages)

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oclc:on1149485484
LC Classification:GE40
Dewey Decimal:363.7

What do Americans wrongly believe about environment, resources, and population? -- The vanishing farmland scam -- The concepts that lead to scares about resources and population growth -- Why does the public not hear sound environmental thinkers? -- Why are so many biologists alarmed? -- The old-time journalistic methods don't work here -- Damn lies, statistics, and doomsday -- Personal knowledge versus media-shared opinions -- How psychology affects the evaluation of trends -- Why do we hear prophecies of doom from every side?

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