Environmental Alarmist

When an ecological disaster literally breaches the White House lawn, a disillusioned speechwriter and a charismatic, empty-suit president must figure out how to spin their way out of a catastrophe. It's a biting, laugh-out-loud takedown of a political system that cares more about optics than actual survival.

A rogue pig invasion. A desperate president. One environmental crisis that could change everything. Michael Contarino's satirical masterpiece exposes the absurd underbelly of American politics where environmental disasters meet family secrets.

When President Dick Hernandez brands himself the "Environmental President," he never expects to face an invasion of genetically modified pigs wreaking havoc across the White House grounds. As his approval ratings plummet and the media circus intensifies, his trusted advisor Marco Vannicelli must navigate the chaos while confronting his own hidden past.

This razor-sharp political satire blends environmental activism with family drama, creating a uniquely absurd tale of modern American politics.

Can Hernandez save his presidency from the pig invasion? Will Marco uncover the truth about his mysterious past? As the stakes rise and family secrets emerge, both men must decide what matters most: political survival or personal truth. The Environmental Alarmist delivers a timely commentary on climate crisis, media manipulation, and the price of power in today's political landscape.

Michael Contarino, received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard. He served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, speechwriter and ghostwriter to a major US presidential candidate, as Book Review Editor of an academic journal, and as an Economic Affairs Officer for the United Nations. He speaks five languages. All of his creative writing explores, with humor and levity, the human penchant for self-deception.