", —Chris Mooney, author of Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, "In The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, Michael Mann presents his conviction that climate change is real and potentially deadly, and defends his now famous 'Hockey Stick Graph.' The Hockey Stick achieved prominence in a 2001 UN report on climate change and quickly became a central icon in the "climate wars." Anyone who cares about the climate issue must read his fascinating--and enraging--story. Mann’s story of what he calls the climate wars, the fight by powerful entrenched interests to undermine and twist the science meant to guide government policy, starts to … Dr. Norgaard has received threats as a response to a misstatement of her research on attitudes toward climate change research and action. For us, it’s a war of words. Mann discussed his upcoming book and the influence of media on the public's perception of science and scientists. Read more >>, "What on Earth?" ", "[I]f you read just one book on climate change, make it Michael E Mann’s riveting exposé of disinformation and denial,The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars", "From climate scientist Mann, an important and disturbing account of the fossil-fuel industry's well-funded public-relations campaign to sow doubt about the validity of the science of climate change…This blistering indictment of corporate-funded chicanery demands a wide audience.". His name is Michael E. Mann, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Line. [2], Publishers Weekly described the book as a "meticulous and engaging brief on climate change research and the political backlash to legitimate scientific work", with a tendency to over-technical language offset by "charming personal anecdotes from his life and work". ", —Sherwood Boehlert, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1983-2007, former chairman of the House Science Committee, "As one of the nation’s leading climate researchers, no one has felt the brunt of the attacks from politicians and the fossil fuel industry more than Michael Mann. Read more >>, Dr. Michael Mann writes an opinion piece in The Mark where he discusses the dangers of continuing to debate climate changes and attack climate scientists while not taking action to do anything about emissions that drive these changes. Read more >>, Climate warrior puts it all on the line — including his life, Time magazine profiles Dr. Michael Mann and details the attacks against him and his work over the past several years. In this gripping, personal, front-lines account of climate politics, Mann tells the 'hockey stick' story, exposing the forces behind the denialist rhetoric, refuting the charges of disinformation campaigns, and eloquently conveying the importance of both doing great science and communicating its societal implications to a wider public. The stakes were simply too high to ignore the Hockey Stick—and so began a relentless attack on a body of science and on the investigators whose work formed its … The speech, which covered topics like this type of campaign, went on as scheduled. The Hockey Stick demonstrated that temperature had risen with the increase in industrialization and use of fossil fuels. So, a long list", and describes Mann as a "scientist-turned-climate-warrior." And in the man who first drew the hockey stick, a young paleoclimatologist called Professor Michael Mann of Penn State University, they have … Read more (subscription required)>>, Hockey-stick graph creator talks 'Climategate,' 'Denialgate' and resisting schadenfreude, E&E News/ClimateWire present this interview with Dr. Michael Mann where he discusses his new book, attacks against climate scientists, and recent revealations about a prominent libertarian non-profit organization. The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines is a 2012 book about climate change by the American climatologist and geophysicist Michael E. Mann. A truly readable book on a topic that will remain evergreen. The Hockey Stick achieved prominence in a 2001 UN report on climate change and quickly became a central icon in the "climate wars." He provides a sober and dispassionate assessment of the attacks on him in particular and on science in general. Read more >>, Michael Mann faces off with foes on 'Hockey Stick' tour, USAToday's Dan Vergano details Dr. Michael Mann's campaign to fight his detractors through his newest book as well as his recent lecture tour promoting the book. In the commentary, he discusses the "climate wars" — ongoing attacks against climate scientists and their work. ", "This book is well written and tells a remarkable story that is likely to be of interest to a wide range of readers. ", —James Lovelock, author of A New Look at Life on Earth, "A must read to appreciate the endless disinformation campaign by climate change deniers at the highest levels of government and corporate America...and the chilling, but serious implications of the crusade to discredit distinguished scientists like Michael Mann. Read more >>, Catholic educational institutions teach the peer-reviewed science about climate change, Dr. Michael Mann visited Bishop O'Connell High School in Virginia recently to discuss climate science with students. Article from Lucia Graves/Huffington Post >>, Besieged by Climate Deniers, A Scientist Decides to Fight Back, Dr. Michael Mann published this commentary in the Yale Environment 360. [1] Michael Marshall, environment reporter for New Scientist, commented that although other studies showed the "hockey stick" graph was essentially correct, it came under persistent attack over statistical issues that the book explains in detail, difficult reading material which "will be invaluable for anyone confused by the many claims and counterclaims found online." He is a hero, and he will go down in history that way. Read more >>, Death threats, intimidation and abuse: climate change scientist Michael E. Mann counts the cost of honesty, Robin McKie of The Observer talks about Michael Mann's new book and the attacks that climate scientists have endured. Read more >>, World Financial Review presents this commentary from Dr. Michael Mann featuring an excerpt from his book The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars. Read more >>, Nobel Prize-winning scientist sheds light on global warming issue, Dr. Michael Mann responds to criticisms in this opinion piece in The Reporter (serving eastern Pennsylvania). An edited extract from The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines, by Michael Mann US physicist and climatologist Michael Mann. Contact: mann at psu dot edu, The Tantrum That Saved The World: carbon neutral kids' book, Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media, Article from Lucia Graves/Huffington Post >>, A response from the Cost of Energy blog: "Why Michael Mann is a climate hero" >>, Publisher's Website (Columbia University Press), "I want to make mention of this book, a well-written book, well-researched book from a believer. He introduces key figures in the oil and energy industries, and the media front groups who do their bidding in sometimes slick, bare-knuckled ways to cast doubt on the science. ", "The strength of Mann's book lies in the light he sheds on how the scientific peer-review process works, along with his first-hand account of his role in the national political feud. Read more >>, CNN presents this commentary from Dr. Michael Mann discussing the smear campaign against climate scientists. Michael Mann has been on the front lines of the climate wars. Read more >>. In its 2001 report on global climate, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations prominently featured the “Hockey Stick,” a chart showing global temperature data over the past one thousand years. Michael Mann is a hero, and this book is a remarkable account of the science and politics of the defining issue of our time.”, —Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. The Hockey Stick became a central icon in the “climate wars,” and well-funded science deniers immediately attacked the chart and the scientists responsible for it. Read more >>, Michael Mann's counterstrike in the climate wars, In this opinion piece from the Los Angeles Times, Dan Turner discusses the ongoing "Climate Wars" and recommends Dr. Michael Mann's new book The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars. Pat Robertson Proves Global Warming is a Hoax: No SUVs On Mars! Read more >>, Michael Mann 'Disappointed' In Obama's Global Warming Record, Lucia Graves from the Huffington Post reports on an interview with Dr. Michael Mann about his views on the performance of President Obama and his administration on the issue of dealing with the changing climate. Read more >> ... producing a now-infamous sideways-hockey-stick-like graph of global temperatures that showed a …