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HOT Reviewed in Orion, Earth Island Journal

Two of the most perceptive and thoughtful reviews of HOT have been published in Orion and Earth Island Journal. You can find Orion’s at http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/review/6273/ and Earth Island’s at… Read more

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HOT on NPR in New Orleans, With Music

New Orleans occupies a special place in HOT and the author’s heart, so it was wonderful to hear the terrific job Fred Karsten of the Crescent City’s NPR station, WWNO, did with the interview we taped about the book. This being New Orleans, music is a big part of the interview, with the great Terrence Blanchard playing the song “Wading Through” from his CD, “A Tale of God’s Will.” Check it out:… Read more

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Climate Crooks vs. Climate Cranks on “Grit TV”

In a special Earth Day broadcast, Mark discusses the difference between climate cranks and climate crooks, and how to move the country in a different direction, with Laura Flanders on Grit TV.  Watch it:… Read more

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The “Crime” of Climate Denial on “Democracy Now”

“Democracy Now” hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez interviewed Mark about HOT as congressional Republicans moved to deny climate science and defund the EPA. You can watch it here:… Read more

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Nuts and Bolts of Climate Change Adaptation on NPR’s “Science Friday”

In an interview with “Science Friday” host Ira Flato, Mark discusses the scientific implications of climate change, the economics of not taking action and the cutting-edge methods that the Dutch and others are pioneering to adapt to stronger flooding and other projected impacts. Listen to it here:… Read more

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Fatherhood and Climate Change, on PRI’s “The World”

In an interview with “The World’s” Marco Werman, Mark discusses how becoming a father affected his coverage of the climate story, his journalism and the writing of HOT:… Read more

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Latest Book

HOT

Hertsgaard’s latest book, HOT, describes how his five year old daughter and the rest of Generation Hot can cope with the massive climate impacts that are now inevitable. Packed with eyewitness reporting on existing solutions for "avoiding the unmanageable and managing the unavoidable," HOT shows how we all must think--and act--differently now in the fight against climate change. Read more

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About Mark

Called "one of America’s finest reporters" by Barbara Ehrenreich, Mark Hertsgaard is the author of six books that have been translated into sixteen languages, including Earth Odyssey and On Bended Knee. He has covered climate change, politics and the media for leading media outlets around the world, including Vanity Fair, The Nation, Time, The New Yorker, NPR, L’espresso, Die Zeit and Le Monde Diplomatique.

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