The Climate War
By Eric Pooley

THE BP OIL SPILL: EXPERT ERIC POOLEY TALKS DRILLING & ENERGY POLITICS
Eric Pooley, author of THE CLIMATE WAR: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth (Hyperion, June 8, 2010; Hardcover; $27.99)
Unlike many other environmental books that focus on the science of climate change, Eric Pooley—the deputy editor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek with several decades of political reporting under his belt—focuses on the political and economic battle surrounding the climate debate in his fascinating book, The Climate War, which reads like a thriller. Pooley is available to discuss the politics of offshore drilling, the White House’s response to the BP oil spill, who should be held responsible, and what this means for the climate bill. The climate bill should go to the floor in the next month and can’t pass without Obama’s support. Eric can discuss this fascinating political power play and what it means for the future of climate legislation in this country and the fate of the planet. Eric does an excellent job explaining the political and economic obstacles to those who are wondering—quite rightly—why we need to address climate change through the government and the marketplace and why it’s been so difficult for us to implement those solutions. This is the business of climate change, and it’s as nasty and competitive as any other—if not more so. Eric Pooley is the expert of energy politics and is available for interviews.