"Temperature Rising" Author Joel Burcat on the Brown Posey Press Show

When law student Anna Freeman picks up a videotape on energy policy, she steps into the heart of a conspiracy. Powerful lobbyists, corrupt politicians, and billion-dollar interests will do whatever it takes to keep their secrets secret.The environmental activist in Anna is ignited, as the system thinks she's one of theirs. Instead, Anna plays a dangerous game as an undercover source for The New York Times. The one thing Anna didn't count on: she and the industry's top lobbyist are falling for one another. That, coupled with decisions Anna has to make, could cost her everything, including her life.Set in 1988 Washington, DC, Temperature Rising is the latest environmental thriller from Joel Burcat. Stepping off from a real-life experience, Burcat again drives a story with compelling characters, both righteous and ruthless. In this conversation with host Tory Gates, Burcat discusses the efforts to discredit climate change then and now, and what can be done before the planet can no longer be saved.An environmental attorney with more than four decades' experience, Joel Burcat has turned his talents to novels, with Drink to Every Beast, Amid Rage, Strange Fire, and Reap the Wind. Burcat is also the author of Whiz Kids: A Novel, which covers Philadelphia in 1950 and how the city rallies around the Phillies in their quest for the National League pennant.Joel has also co-edited two of the pre-eminent volumes on environmental, oil and gas law in Pennsylvania. He has co-edited several editions of Pennsylvania Environmental Law & Practice, as well as two editions of The Law of Oil and Gas in Pennsylvania.A Philadelphia native, Joel Burcat lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. You can find out more at his website.