The document discusses the tactics and paradigm of alarmist environmental movements throughout history. It outlines how movements against DDT, nuclear power, and global warming used apocalyptic scenarios, claims of threats to children, appeals to science, and intimidation to enact regulations and bans on their target issues despite evidence contradicting the initial warnings or harms caused by the actions. The paradigm involves identifying a threat, proposing laws/bans to address it, using intimidating tactics to prevent debate, and then fiercely defending the enacted policies.

1. The Paradigm of Alarmism Iain Murray Heartland Conference on Global Warming New York City March 2009