Edward Draper

Who Iced Santa? Edward Draper

"Who Iced Santa?"-an environmental comedy-Santa Claus turns up missing after the ice sheet at the North Pole melts, prompting an amusing team of climate scientists into action-including a talking dog and a soggy elf. The sleuths battle greedy corporatists and an evil robot as they search the globe to find Santa and save Christmas. "Who Iced Santa?" updates the Christmas story with an amazing cast of characters. Santa's witty go-to elf, Soggy, enlists environmentalists Timmy, Virginia, Flora Fauna, Lieutenant Scuba, and Randolph the Green-Nosed Doggy to battle Mr. Pollutey and his evil robot, Robotzo. It's kind of like the Scooby-Doo gang and Soggy team up and find themselves in the Land of Oz. On an environmental level, "Who Iced Santa?" is a rational response to the politics of our very real climate crisis-importantly, one that puts Santa Claus in the spotlight to ensure that the devastating consequences resonate with everyone. And with Santa as the first iconic victim of climate change, after his home and toy workshop tumble into the iceless summer sea, maybe the whole world will act to reverse the destructive trend.