I doubt Kenner was actually in a Government agency...
But to the point. Chrichton was definitely trying to get a point across, and show people other points of view on the issue. And for me, at least, it worked. I used to consider global waming a scientific fact. After the book, and other reading, I consdier it a theory, nothing more. I don't know if it's right or wrong, but it did instill a little bit of doubt where before there was none.
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