The Environmental Alarmist

A Political Satire

Michael Contarino

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English

Histria LLC
02 January 2024

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

If you are bothered by greenwashing, baffled by eco-denialism, and bewildered by our seemingly inexorable march toward global environmental catastrophe, this book is for you.

In a not-so-distant future, in a world ravaged by climate change and invasive pests, humanity still chooses self-deception over sacrifice. Even the ubiquitous green flies buzzing around our heads don't concentrate our minds on what humanity's survival requires.

When a sly US Senator and a jaded propagandist concoct a longshot and cynically opportunistic ""environmentalist"" campaign for the Presidency, it looks like just more of the old, phony politics. But then things start to get real. And hilarious. And hopeful. Because the politician and the propagandist start to care about the planet. As they begin telling voters the truth, they also stop lying to themselves.

If you remain hopeful that maybe it's not too late, that against the odds humanity might still get it together and face reality

and especially if you haven't lost your sense of humor -- you will love The Environmental Alarmist.

By: Michael Contarino
Imprint: Histria LLC
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781592113071
ISBN 10: 1592113079
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 02 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Contarino, received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard. He served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, speechwriter and ghostwriter to a major US presidential candidate, as Book Review Editor of an academic journal, and as an Economic Affairs Officer for the United Nations. He speaks five languages. All of his creative writing explores, with humor and levity, the human penchant for self-deception.

Reviews for The Environmental Alarmist: A Political Satire

"""Invasive green flies infesting the White House? GMO experiments unleashing a plague of genetically modified pigs that reproduce like rabbits? A wiseass environmentalist candidate and his motley campaign crew coming to the rescue to save the world? Who says there's nothing funny about environmental collapse?"" --Paul Begala, CNN political commentator and former chief political strategist for Bill Clinton and Al Gore ""A hilarious satire about an unlikely environmentalist presidential campaign. If you have never worked in politics, you will find The Environmental Alarmist funny because it is too outrageous to be true. If you HAVE worked in politics, you will laugh yourself silly because you know it isn't.""--Bill Richardson, Former New Mexico Governor, US Ambassador to the UN, US Commerce Secretary and presidential candidate"