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Hostile Climate
A CHILLING PROSPECT
A politician’s campaign to blame Lindsey Harper Crowe and her company for climate change creates dangerous situations for Lindsey and New York City.
As chairperson of the Crowe Power Company, Lindsey Harper Crowe is accustomed to criticism from climate activists, media, and guilt-ridden family members. But she has never seen anything like the bullying and harassment that comes from Felicity Redfeather, New York’s ambitious Attorney General.
Felicity, running for governor, uses Lindsey as campaign fodder to excite her voters. She seeks to take Lindsey to court and seize her assets to put power into the hands of the people clamoring outside the courthouse for “environmental justice.” The battle between Lindsey and Felicity is fraught with serious consequences for Lindsey's company, Felicity's future, and the people of the city.
Inspired by real events, “Hostile Climate” shows in a way that is both entertaining and frightening way what can happen when climate change ideology runs headlong into the cold reality of providing heat, light, and power to millions of people, especially in extreme weather.
REVIEWS
“Clever and wickedly entertaining, Hostile Climate provides a well informed and insightful message about how the rush to shut off the use of fossil fuels without adequate replacements is the real ‘climate crisis.’”
--Judith Curry, President of Climate Forecast Applications Network and Professor Emerita, Georgia Institute of Technology
"A thrilling and thought-provoking exploration of the contentious issues surrounding climate change, media bias, misguided activism, and political ambition. Drawing from real-world scenarios, Pepper crafts a plot that feels disturbingly plausible and urgently relevant. The suspense is palpable, keeping readers hooked as they root for—or against—these formidable women... A must-read for anyone interested in a gripping, contemporary narrative that reflects today’s environmental and political landscape."
--Tom Richard, Editor, Climate Change Dispatch
“I often laughed out loud at the venal politicians, the lazy legal system, the hopelessly unthoughtful media and the self-indulgent born-rich. Prose is clear and caustic, the characters are familiar, and the narrative is tight. But Jon’s skill with satire and irony is the most notable thing about the book. It is his superpower. So enjoyable.”
--Mark Hass, author, The Days Before Tomorrow
“How to dissect the most underreported near-miss of a climate-related disaster in America’s largest city? Pepper handles it in an easy and quite entertaining way, using a technique that educators, historians, and scientists have relied on for telling a great story. I hope there is another novel in the writing that is as engaging, entertaining, and enlightening as Hostile Climate.”
--Ron Barmby, author of Sunlight on Climate A Heretic’s Guide to Global Climate Hysteria," member of the CO2 Coalition, and signatory to the World Climate Declaration
"Jon Pepper... continues his excellent Fossil Feuds series with Hostile Climate, the latest installment in the misadventures of the Crowe family, heirs to an oil empire they're rapidly destroying. Pepper brilliantly pokes the hypocrisy of the climate change movement.
A politician’s campaign to blame Lindsey Harper Crowe and her company for climate change creates dangerous situations for Lindsey and New York City.
As chairperson of the Crowe Power Company, Lindsey Harper Crowe is accustomed to criticism from climate activists, media, and guilt-ridden family members. But she has never seen anything like the bullying and harassment that comes from Felicity Redfeather, New York’s ambitious Attorney General.
Felicity, running for governor, uses Lindsey as campaign fodder to excite her voters. She seeks to take Lindsey to court and seize her assets to put power into the hands of the people clamoring outside the courthouse for “environmental justice.” The battle between Lindsey and Felicity is fraught with serious consequences for Lindsey's company, Felicity's future, and the people of the city.
Inspired by real events, “Hostile Climate” shows in a way that is both entertaining and frightening way what can happen when climate change ideology runs headlong into the cold reality of providing heat, light, and power to millions of people, especially in extreme weather.
REVIEWS
“Clever and wickedly entertaining, Hostile Climate provides a well informed and insightful message about how the rush to shut off the use of fossil fuels without adequate replacements is the real ‘climate crisis.’”
--Judith Curry, President of Climate Forecast Applications Network and Professor Emerita, Georgia Institute of Technology
"A thrilling and thought-provoking exploration of the contentious issues surrounding climate change, media bias, misguided activism, and political ambition. Drawing from real-world scenarios, Pepper crafts a plot that feels disturbingly plausible and urgently relevant. The suspense is palpable, keeping readers hooked as they root for—or against—these formidable women... A must-read for anyone interested in a gripping, contemporary narrative that reflects today’s environmental and political landscape."
--Tom Richard, Editor, Climate Change Dispatch
“I often laughed out loud at the venal politicians, the lazy legal system, the hopelessly unthoughtful media and the self-indulgent born-rich. Prose is clear and caustic, the characters are familiar, and the narrative is tight. But Jon’s skill with satire and irony is the most notable thing about the book. It is his superpower. So enjoyable.”
--Mark Hass, author, The Days Before Tomorrow
“How to dissect the most underreported near-miss of a climate-related disaster in America’s largest city? Pepper handles it in an easy and quite entertaining way, using a technique that educators, historians, and scientists have relied on for telling a great story. I hope there is another novel in the writing that is as engaging, entertaining, and enlightening as Hostile Climate.”
--Ron Barmby, author of Sunlight on Climate A Heretic’s Guide to Global Climate Hysteria," member of the CO2 Coalition, and signatory to the World Climate Declaration
"Jon Pepper... continues his excellent Fossil Feuds series with Hostile Climate, the latest installment in the misadventures of the Crowe family, heirs to an oil empire they're rapidly destroying. Pepper brilliantly pokes the hypocrisy of the climate change movement.
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About the author
Jon Pepper
5 books8 followersJon Pepper is a novelist and consultant based in New York City.
His latest novel, "Missy's Twitch," will be released Oct. 10. It's the fourth in his series, Fossil Feuds, which centers around the founding family behind the century-old Crowe Power Company as they fend off critics and fight to maintain control of the firm.
A native of Michigan, Jon won numerous awards as a national writer and business columnist for The Detroit News. He subsequently became the president of a start-up firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and an executive for two Fortune 100 companies before starting his own strategic communications agency, Indelable, in New York.
His first book, "A Turn in Fortune," was published in 2018. It's a satirical take on the personal rivalries that erupt atop Crowe Power after its chairman Robbie Crowe learns his CEO is getting all the credit for the firm's sudden success.
"Heirs on Fire," a follow-up released in 2020, follows Robbie Crowe as he fights for respect and recognition while dealing with an estranged wife, a manipulative mistress, a takeover threat, and a possible revolt in his storied family. The New York Post called it "a clever corporate satire." Kirkus Reviews said it was "wickedly funny."
In "Green Goddess," the first female leader in the company's long history struggles to transition the firm from fossil fuels to green energy until she finds a revolutionary way forward inside a Crowe Power research lab.
"Missy's Twitch" chronicles the journey of Crowe Power heiress Missy Mayburn Crowe, as she struggles with overwhelming anxiety about climate change. Fearing her family is partially responsible for a possible catastrophe, she develops an involuntary twitch, diagnosed by an opportunistic therapist as "climatosis." Her prominence and notoriety leads to her recruitment as a spokesperson for a political agenda.
Jon's career as a journalist, executive and entrepreneur gave him a front row seat in the corner suites, estates, private jets and first- class hotels where the business elite dwell. With an eye for human quirks and vanities, Jon captures the multiple dimensions of life in executive suites with entertaining accuracy.
"I've always loved good satires about the business elite and the various pressures that guide decision-making for better and for worse," Jon says. "The goal of my books is to immerse readers in that world, make them laugh and make them think."
Jon and his wife Diane, who designed the covers of his books, reside in Manhattan.
His latest novel, "Missy's Twitch," will be released Oct. 10. It's the fourth in his series, Fossil Feuds, which centers around the founding family behind the century-old Crowe Power Company as they fend off critics and fight to maintain control of the firm.
A native of Michigan, Jon won numerous awards as a national writer and business columnist for The Detroit News. He subsequently became the president of a start-up firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and an executive for two Fortune 100 companies before starting his own strategic communications agency, Indelable, in New York.
His first book, "A Turn in Fortune," was published in 2018. It's a satirical take on the personal rivalries that erupt atop Crowe Power after its chairman Robbie Crowe learns his CEO is getting all the credit for the firm's sudden success.
"Heirs on Fire," a follow-up released in 2020, follows Robbie Crowe as he fights for respect and recognition while dealing with an estranged wife, a manipulative mistress, a takeover threat, and a possible revolt in his storied family. The New York Post called it "a clever corporate satire." Kirkus Reviews said it was "wickedly funny."
In "Green Goddess," the first female leader in the company's long history struggles to transition the firm from fossil fuels to green energy until she finds a revolutionary way forward inside a Crowe Power research lab.
"Missy's Twitch" chronicles the journey of Crowe Power heiress Missy Mayburn Crowe, as she struggles with overwhelming anxiety about climate change. Fearing her family is partially responsible for a possible catastrophe, she develops an involuntary twitch, diagnosed by an opportunistic therapist as "climatosis." Her prominence and notoriety leads to her recruitment as a spokesperson for a political agenda.
Jon's career as a journalist, executive and entrepreneur gave him a front row seat in the corner suites, estates, private jets and first- class hotels where the business elite dwell. With an eye for human quirks and vanities, Jon captures the multiple dimensions of life in executive suites with entertaining accuracy.
"I've always loved good satires about the business elite and the various pressures that guide decision-making for better and for worse," Jon says. "The goal of my books is to immerse readers in that world, make them laugh and make them think."
Jon and his wife Diane, who designed the covers of his books, reside in Manhattan.
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December 18, 2024
The book is a page-turner, and I really liked the way the author satirized the full complement of powers that be (no pun intended). I laughed out loud at the venal politicians, the lazy legal system, the hopelessly unthoughtful media and the self-indulgent born-rich.
The prose is clear and caustic, the characters familiar, and the narrative tight. But the author's skill with satire and irony is one of the most notable thing about the book. So enjoyable.
The prose is clear and caustic, the characters familiar, and the narrative tight. But the author's skill with satire and irony is one of the most notable thing about the book. So enjoyable.
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