Portland: Ecotopia Come to Life?
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Recently, the 70s underground classic novel Ecotopia has had a resurgence in popularity. The wide range of Ecotopia fans (ranging from hippies and new agers to religious conservatives) believe that it is a blueprint for the future and with its eco-concious themes, more relevant than ever.
In Ernest Callenbach’s book, residents of the Pacific Northwest recycled, took public transportation and ate local foods long before it was the norm. And perhaps the most interesting of all, the NY Times is claiming that much of the novel directly resembles current-day Portland, Oregon…coincidence?
