Steve
studied Nuclear Engineering at the University of Michigan with the
hope of engaging in research on controlled thermonuclear fusion
as a safer and more environmentally friendly way to generate electricity.
However when he learned that he would first have to work in the
dangerous Nuclear Power Industry or intern with the Defense Department
making bombs before even being considered for such research, he
abandoned the program. Disillusioned at how science had been commandeered
by military and corporate interests he instead began a career in
the more benign Fashion Industry, where he continues earn his livelihood
to this day as a tailor. But he never lost his interest in science
or his concern for the environment, and as Climate Change became
more evident he felt he had do something to raise awareness of this
growing threat. Since the term Global Warming seemed too abstract
to take personally, he thought that its impact would be better understood
by revealing what it was like for people who actually lived through
it – the characters in this, his first novel. Their struggle
illustrates a future we may all face if we fail to take steps to
stop it, and their triumphs and losses are in many ways our own.
Steve now lives in Southern California where he drives a high-mileage
vehicle to reduce Greenhouse Gases and otherwise treads lightly
on the planet with his husband of 20 years and their cat.
Photo by Jim Cox.
Find out more information at: http://www.worldwithoutwinter.com/
We are sad to report that Steve passed away on March 12, 2009.
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World
Without Winter (Published August 2007; Available for purchase: 23
November 2007)
ISBN: 978-1-933720-25-8 (1-933720-25-5)
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