by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez. Published by Public Affairs, Hachette Book Group, New York, NY 2025. ISBN (hardcover): 9781541705494. Released September 24, 2025. Book Review by Janis Petzel, MD Science under Siege documents the predatory nature of … Continue reading →
Roger Lohr James Gustave Speth, who lives in Strafford, VT and is known as Gus, gave a talk to his neighbors at the Universalist Church in town regarding his life and thoughts on environment and related politics. He has been … Continue reading →
To Be a Water Protector: The Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers by Winona LaDuke Fernwood Publishing, Published December 2020, 320 pages Review by Joanne Coons The book To Be a Water Protector explains the connections of water and our Earth … Continue reading →
This American Life Victoria Ines After listening to the first part of the podcast “Apocalypse Creep,” I wanted to believe it was one of those dystopian, fictional narratives designed to emulate a low-drama real-life scenario. Don’t Look Up, for instance, … Continue reading →
Pandora’s Toolbox, The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention by Wake Smith, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK 2022. 343 pages plus appendices, notes and index. Book Review by Janis Petzel, MD There is a lot to chew on in Pandora’s … Continue reading →
Freeing Energy, How Innovators are Using Local-Scale Solar and Batteries to Disrupt the Global Energy Industry from the Outside In by Bill Nussey, Mountain Ambler Publishing, 2021. Review by Janis Petzel, M.D. Freeing Energy by Bill Nussey couldn’t have come … Continue reading →
How Did We Create This Mess? Janis Petzel, M.D. In medicine, homeostasis or the stable balance between interdependent elements, is the sign of a healthy body. Imbalance causes illness and disease. The global equivalent to homeostasis is sustainability. I view … Continue reading →
Book Review: Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less by Leidy Klotz Published by Flatiron Books, 304 pages Review by Victoria Ines The title of the book Subtract happens to be a fairly accurate summary of its contents. Through seemingly unrelated … Continue reading →
By Michael E. Mann, published by PublicAffairs (2021), 368 pages Review by Roger Lohr The book The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet by Michael E. Mann was released during the early months of the pandemic … Continue reading →
Nathaniel Popkin New Door Books, December 2020, 148 pages, $15.95 Review by Steven Strong Nathaniel Popkin refers to the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere, plastics in the ocean, permafrost melting, glaciers receding, ocean temperatures rising, thousands of species going extinct, … Continue reading →