Change in beliefs?

I am extremely intrigued from what I've read from the book so far. I've actually been surprised at how interested I am in reading into it farther. I Crichton offers a handful of information that makes you question your own beliefs in global warming but still offers his stance in the novel.
The passage I chose from the back matter- Author's message,page 718.
"I believe people are well intentioned. But I have great respect for the corrosive influence of bias, systematic distortions of thought, the power of rationalization, the guises of self-interest, and the inevitability of unintended consequences." -Crichton
I believe this passage nails how people are in general right on the head. Especially in matters of politics which to me this book is involved. But I do find it interesting how we could question the Author himself, it makes me think what are his biases in writing this book? His rationalizations? His self-interests?
The passage I chose from the text- page 62.
"Like it or not, we're in the middle of a war- a global war of information versus disinformation." I found this to be an interesting take on being informed. It makes me think... we all have our stands on global warming as a whole... but based off of what truth? The arguement which took place in Iceland in this novel made me wonder, how many scientists are shut up, paid off or threatened for releasing information that could possibly hurt corporations, individuals and advertising with big bucks? It's a war of truth and wealth as I look at it, and maybe money can't buy love but I do believe it can buy power, and if it's the power over a war they want, it's most likely the power in the war they will get.
The paradigm I would like to embelish on is one that is so recently but now strongly (in ways I didn't think I would believe) the idea of global warming as a conspiracy. I've taken an oceanology class and learned all about global warming and it's possible effects which I never thought could be altered from my mind because it was fact. But now I wonder again, what really is the truth? Who is exposing all of it and who is concealing all of it?
Finally I would like to discuss the tone of the book. In my reading so far the tone I get is a sense of urgency. I feel the Crichton is trying to make the reader feel the urgency of the issue of every aspect of global warming (whichever truths you may come to believe). I believe there is also a strong urgency in the characters in the book. From murders to secret, hasty meetings it seems to me that everyone has their own agenda in which they feel is most important to express accurately and quickly.