Peter W. Huber

Peter W. Huber
Born(1952-11-03)November 3, 1952
Toronto, Canada
DiedJanuary 9, 2021(2021-01-09) (aged 68)
Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
SpouseAndrea Huber
Academic background
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD)
Harvard University (JD)
ThesisElectric charging in liquid hydrocarbon filtration (1976)
Doctoral advisorAin A. Sonin
Other advisorsJames R. Melcher, Ronald F. Probstein

Peter William Huber (November 3, 1952 – January 8, 2021)[1] was a Canadian-American lawyer and author. He was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and was a founding partner at the law firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel.[2] He is credited with popularizing the term "junk science" in 1991,[3] and articulating a conservative approach to environmentalism in his 2000 book, Hard Green: Saving the Environment from the Environmentalists.[4]

  1. ^ https://www.kellogghansen.com/f-35.html, https://www.city-journal.org/peter-huber
  2. ^ "Kellogg Hansen - Firm Overview".
  3. ^ "Report of the Tort Policy Working Group on the causes, extent and policy implications of the current crisis in insurance availability and affordability" (Rep. No. 027-000-01251-5). (1986, February). Washington, D.C.: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED274437) p.39: "The use of such invalid scientific evidence (commonly referred to as "junk science") has resulted in findings of causation which simply cannot be justified or understood from the standpoint of the current state of credible scientific and medical knowledge."
  4. ^ Chapman, Steve (February 13, 2000). "A WORTHWHILE ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE THE DEBATE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.