Robert Manne: How Vested Interests Defeated Climate Science

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
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Watch this thoughtful presentation by Professor Robert Manne at the University of Melbourne earlier this summer. It’s a concise review of the whole climate change denial movement as chronicled in Merchants of Doubt, Climate Cover-up and elsewhere. It lasts just over an hour, so make some popcorn first.

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

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