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Crichton included a statement of his views on global climate change as an afterword. In the "Author's message", Crichton states that the cause, extent, and threat of climate change are largely unknown. He finishes by endorsing the management of wilderness and the continuation of research into all aspects of the Earth's environment.
[118] In September 2005, Crichton testified on climate change before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Crichton testified about his doubts that human activities are significantly contributing to global warming, and encouraged U.S. lawmakers to more closely examine the methodology of climate science before voting on policy.
In contrast, Michael Crichton's 2004 novel State of Fear portrays eco-terrorists—in this case a group of environmentalists who seek to raise awareness about anthropogenic global warming by creating extreme weather events—in a negative light. [3] The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 precipitated an increase in eco-terrorism appearing in fiction.
Michael Crichton, who died in 2008, left behind a passion project. Credit - Douglas Kirkland—Corbis/Getty Images. W hen Michael Crichton and his wife Sherri first started dating, all they did ...
With James Patterson and Michael Crichton, two of publishing's most popular authors on the marquee, 'Eruption' is this summer's literary version of a blockbuster action movie.
Michael Crichton's State of Fear (2004), a techno-thriller, was a bestseller upon its release but was criticised by scientists for portraying climate change as "a vast pseudo-scientific hoax" and rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change.
You know you’ve got some juice in the publishing world when you get top billing on a book nearly 16 years after your death. “Eruption” is the completion of a partial manuscript found by the ...
However, Crichton's expertise to discuss these points is not particularly obvious, and many of his examples are poor. (emphasis added for talk page) (emphasis added for talk page) I haven't read the entire critique of Crichton's "idea" about global warming, but if the start is any indicator then I think it should just be reverted.