{"id":6882,"date":"2021-10-11T06:08:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T06:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/merchants-of-doubt-biology-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T06:08:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T06:08:11","slug":"merchants-of-doubt-biology-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/merchants-of-doubt-biology-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Merchants of doubt | Biology homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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General<\/strong><\/p>\n

– What is the goal of the climate change deniers in the movie (hint – use title of movie)? \u00a0Describe how this goal is achieved using two examples from the movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

– Describe two unethical practices of climate change deniers that were highlighted in the movie. \u00a0How do you think these practices have affected the climate change discussion?<\/p>\n

Oregon Petition & Climategate Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Just before the Kyoto Negotiations, the Oregon Petition was created to attack the climate change science. \u00a0Just before the Copenhagen Summit, there were the attacks from Climategate.<\/p>\n

– What was the Oregon Petition as described in the movie? \u00a0How many “scientists who specialize in climate science” actually signed this document? \u00a0See the first paragraph at this link https:\/\/skepticalscience.com\/OISM-Petition-Project-intermediate.htm (Links to an external site.)<\/a><\/p>\n

– \u00a0(Links to an external site.)<\/a>What was Climategate as described in the movie or in your textbook? \u00a0Which of the tactics explained at the following link is used to promote the Climategate allegations? \u00a0How so? https:\/\/www.skepticalscience.com\/5-characteristics-of-scientific-denialism.html (Links to an external site.)<\/a><\/p>\n

Deniers that Switched<\/strong><\/p>\n

– The movie discussed two climate change deniers that changed their views and became important spokesman in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n

– Who was the Director of Skeptic Society <\/strong>and what caused him to change his views on climate change?<\/p>\n

– Who was the very conservative Congressman from South Carolina <\/strong>and what caused him to change his views on climate change?<\/p>\n

Think Tanks and Institutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

– The movie discussed several \u201cthink tanks\u201d that were created specifically to promote specific views, often so their founding organizations could be anonymous.<\/p>\n

– The Cato Institute created the NIPCC. \u00a0What does NIPCC stand for and why was it created? \u00a0Did they do any new scientific work?<\/p>\n

– Who was the CEO of the George C. Marshall Institute? \u00a0What industry was he a registered lobbyist for? \u00a0What was the goal of this institute?<\/p>\n

Russian Arctic<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Near the end of the movie, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who was the CEO of ExxonMobile at the time was shown shaking hands with Vladimir Putin. \u00a0What actions were planned to take place as a result of this agreement? \u00a0How did Climate Change allow this to occur? While this particular deal is no longer intact, there is much contention between nations over who will have access to arctic drilling rights.<\/p>\n

Personal Review of “Merchants of Doubt”<\/strong><\/p>\n

– After watching “Merchants of Doubt”, discuss how YOU<\/u> think we can move beyond<\/u> the questions and controversies that this movie brings out. \u00a0(100-200 words minimum) \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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