Economics Homework Help

In
today’s lecture on externalities, I gave the example of how the
chemical industry sowed disinformation about the impacts of CFCs on the
ozone layer and the environment. This is not a new phenomenon. The
tobacco industry was already spreading disinformation as far back as the
1950s about the health consequences of smoking. Since then their
playbook has been used by science deniers to sow doubts on the science
behind the ozone hole, acid rain, second-hand smoke, and climate change
just to name a few.

Please read the following document by the Union of Concerned Scientists to learn more about these deceptive practices:

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/disinformation-playbook (Links to an external site.)

As with previous assignments, please enlist the collaboration of at
least one acquaintance in discussing this document with you. Do these
“plays” sound familiar? Had you heard these deceptive arguments
anywhere? Read at least 3 cases studies linked on the UCS page and
comment on what you learned. As always, I am looking for evidence of
critical thinking on your part.