The documentary film Merchants of Doubt is coming to the Champlain Islands on Sunday, March 26 at 3:30 p.m. Betsy Hardy, Coordinator of the Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) organization will provide a free showing of the film at the Congregational Church of South Hero, 24 South St. and lead a discussion after the 90 minute film where viewers can share their reactions. All are invited.
Merchants of Doubt is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner and inspired by the 2010 book of the same name by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway. The film traces the use of public relations tactics that were originally developed by the tobacco industry to protect their business from research indicating health risks from smoking. The most prominent of these tactics is the cultivation of scientists and others who successfully cast doubt on the scientific results. Using a professional magician, the film explores the analogy between these tactics and the methods used by magicians to distract their audiences from observing how illusions are performed. The central concern of the film is the ongoing use of these tactics to forestall governmental action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in response to the risk of global climate change. More info: 802-434-3397, info@vtipl.org.

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