Ecotopia Revisited with Ernest Callenbach

MP3 Download In his 1981 prequel to Ecotopia, Ecotopia Emerging, Callenbach envisions a social, economic, and technological landscape that presents practical and ecologically sustainable living. The story is set in 1999, 25 years after Washington, Oregon, and Northern California have seceded from the U.S. to form an independent nation called Ecotopia. He has been prescient in his view of what is now at the forefront of public discourse. Here, he critiques short-term economic perspectives that harm long-term ecological survival. Callenbach emphasizes the need for a shift in values towards sustainability and community, advocating for a more responsible and ecologically aware society. (hosted by Michael Toms)   Bio Ernest Callenbach (1929 - 2012) was an American author, film critic, editor, and advocate of simple living. He became famous for his internationally successful semi-utopian novel Ecotopia.   Ernest Callenbach's books include: Ecotopia (Banyan Tree Books 1975) Ecotopia Emerg