Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt’: Morano is a ‘straight-up lunatic’ with ‘a creepy light behind his eyes’

http://m.indyweek.com/indyweek/new-documentary-merchants-of-doubt-exposes-the-art-of-spin/Content?oid=4374765

And some are just straight-up lunatics. The film has a great villain in climate-change denier and media assassin Marc Morano, who candidly, gleefully admits orchestrating personal attacks on the opposition, encouraging Internet wingnuts to send hate mail to legitimate scientists. “What I enjoy the most is going after individuals,” he says. “We’re the negative force, we’re just trying to stop stuff.” There is a creepy light behind his eyes. He’s in it for the fun.…

Review: ‘Gleeful public relations sociopath Marc Morano cackles with delight’

http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/americans-are-willing-suckers-in-merchants-of-doubt-doc/Content?oid=2331492

But scientific consensus and wonky explanations are no match for Koch Industries-backed PR machines and fiery free-market zealots who use well-financed campaigns and an easily duped (if not wholly cooperative) media to distract, dissuade, and deceive. Gleeful public relations sociopath Marc Morano cackles with delight as he brags of defaming and undermining nerdy, well-meaning scientists who aren’t savvy with a sound bite. When proven lies and suborned perjury aren’t enough to convince news outlets that the debate is far from balanced, what hope is there for the average viewer?…

Philadelphia Inquirer: ‘Morano is an unapologetic ringleader in the movement to thwart climate-change action’ – Review of ‘Merchants of Doubt’

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20150327__Merchants_of_Doubt___How_climate-change_denial_is_sold.html

‘Marc Morano, an unapologetic ringleader in the movement to thwart climate-change action, pops up on news shows to challenge earnest, nerdy scientists.’

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20150327__Merchants_of_Doubt___How_climate-change_denial_is_sold.html#LGtBZOkaC3erjLTh.99…