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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.
The Afterward to State of Fear is clearly intended to present a non-fiction account of global climate change. Crichton wouldn't be subjected to the criticisms of scientists and journalists if he hadn't made a concerted effort to present himself as more than a fiction writer.
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.
A feature film is in the works for Michael Crichton and James Patterson's bestselling thriller, Eruption.The book was released last week, and is already No. 1 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple.
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.
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Crichton’s brilliant mix of science and narrative resulted in north of $10 billion in film and TV revenue and 250 million books sold. Now, the estate of the author who died in ...