Reddit mentions of Ecotopia

There is a book called Ecotopia in which Oregon, Washington, and California (or at least northern California) have seceded and formed their own nation. It's a very hippyish book, but an interesting look at the politics and economics of the idea.

It is: "A novel portraying a future ecologically sustainable society located in what was formerly the states of Washington, Oregon, and northern California. It is a hopeful vision of what industrial society must become if it is to survive, presented in news-story and diary entry forms."

What would you prefer? A society more like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Ecotopia-Ernest-Callenbach/dp/0960432019/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1312934244&sr=8-1

i hope you enjoy it as much as i did.

it gets oddly preachy at times but has lots of non-violent/non-penal social coercion for the greater good

it is a very good book.

if you want to reach a ecotopia type comic book that seems to have been written on some sort of commune ecotopia may strike your fancy.

it's a fun read. although altruria is much more realistic i think.

That book caused me to think and question things that I otherwise might not ever have. Also the characters development is pretty good. Highly recommenced.

Here's the amazon link.