The Snows of Summer

This Novel Of The Future Was Originally Created In Response To A Competition To Submit Novels Of The Future Which Emphasized Problems Of The Environment And Their Solutions. It Was Emphasized In The Competition That The Novel Be Easily Adapted To A Movie Format. Unfortunately The Criteria Were Abandoned By The Judging Committee And This Novel In An Earlier Version Of Over Twenty Years Ago Was Relegated To A High Storage Shelf. In The Interim The Problems Of Climate Change A Center Piece Of The Snows Of Summer Have Been Further Aggravated By Our Continued Dependence On Fossil Fuels With A Critical Threat To The Environment Involving Tar Sands And Fracking For Natural Gas And Oil. With A Prospect Of Fifty More Years Of Cheap Energy The Start Toward An Environmental Friendly Energy Society Seems To Be Coming To An End Making Climate Change More Likely. . The Snows Of Summer Has Been Updated To Include Events That Have Transpired Since Its Original Writing To Act As A Belated Warning That Our Environment Has Become Fragile Enough And Industry-Powerful Enough That A Continued Ignoring Of Humanity'S Effects On The Environment May Put The Future Of Our Species At Risk.