Charlottesville, Va. — Sierra Club Virginia Chapter and Virginia Organizing are pleased to host former UVA professor and prominent climate scientist Michael Mann for a presentation about his new book, The Madhouse Effect. While a professor at the University of Virginia, Mann’s research drew fire from then Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who sued UVA in an attempt to discredit Mann’s climate research. The book is co-authored by Tom Toles, editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post.

This event will be held at Charlottesville City Hall, 605 East Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902, on Thursday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m., where Dr. Mann will speak on “The Madhouse Effect”.

Dr. Michael E. Mann is a Distinguished Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Earth Systems Science Center at Penn State University. Dr. Mann is the author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published two books including “Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change” and “The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines.” He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.