Wednesday, February 26, 2014

To make up for lost time, I am now only doing the reports, so no more journals entry's
ENERGY FROM SUN AND SEA
Punta Gorda, May 31, Ecotopians get there power from the sea, such as the sea water following through there solar panles that increase the power. The old nuclear plants have had there safety quardourpled with the hot water pipes being extened a mile out to sea. New power plants that don't pollute are not a popular idea because of power lines. Geothermal power has expaned, as well as other types of hydro, solar, tital, wind,  and ocean power sources. Lou swift is the predominate leader in Ecotopias power.

COMMUNICATIONS IN ECOTOPIA: PRESS, TV AND PUBLISHING
San Francisco, June2. Being a reporter, naturally I want to know about Ecotopia media. While San Francisco use to have about 6 large media outlets, now it enjoys many smaller ones. Of course after independence media was broken up. Printing here is widspread and public as even school childern can do it.

ECOTOPIAN EDUCATIONS SURPRISES
San Francisco, June4. Schools could not be more different. One teacher told me that there school system is "biology" dominated (theres look like farms), while ares are dominated by physics as she told me. There is no school office, there are about a half dozen teachers who teach until they feel the lesson is done, as there is no bell. The skills of hunting, fishing, farming, woodworking, naturalist, bioligist, and other "natural" professions are learned. There is only one hour of real education per day. Working on looms or in factorys are done for about two hours a day. Older kids seem to teach younger kids and to sum the school system up is to say that it is daily ecotopian life in a learning manner.
WOMEN IN POWER: POLITICIANS, SEX, AND LAW IN ECOTOPIA (OH SHIT!)
San Francisco, May 27, The dictator or should I say bitchtator is Vera Allwen leader of the female survivolist party. Meeting have no agenda but concernes are voiced. Although this government may seem like a power crazy regiem like the naizs it acutally has a bill of rights based on are own (although its original form would be unsutable to Americans). The evils of armys of lawyers have not escaped ecotopia as they are as plagued with them as we are.  The only real crime in ecotopia is pollution so american criminals come on over because its a free for all as long as you don't pollute. Public pressure has caused industrys to go clean, but the Ecotopian government did go off the deep end in regulation. Ecotopians are almost devoted to water as they are to trees as waterways have become major factors in daily life.

WORKERS CONTROL, TAXES, AND JOBS IN ECOTOPIA
San Francisco, May 28. This Economy is communal, and it works better than ares. Capital fled after the revolution along with a few thousand people. The people took over the bussiness, this was chaotic but not anarchic. Taxes are state based and over everyone. The Ecotopian arms establishment is about the size of canadas.

RACE IN ECOTOPIA APARTHEID OR EQUALITY?
San Francisco, May 29, I havn't seen many non white people, I have just now learned why. After independence minority groups moved into racial onclaves, such as the historic chinatown, east bay (the black community), and other racial onclaves have become city-states with there only real interaction with the nation being on forigen policy. A few prefere to live outside these areas. There have been proposals to move the black community to a valley bordering california. These communities, and espesically the black community seem more open to the world, I even saw a few nice cars. Income is higher, because as one man told me "were making up for lost time".  After independence  those who commited "non-crimes" under Ecotopia law were released. The black community has lead exports from ecotopia and has brought in swahili and they have sent aid to blacks in south africa. In south africa whites cause the segrigation here the black do it.
DECLINE WITHOUT FALL? THE ECOTOPIAN POPULATION CHALLENGE
San Francisco May 20, Ecotopias population is declining slowly for about 15 years in a human way. The slow growth rate was reversed with education about birth control and abortion with life style and economic changes. This caused the population to drop by 17,000 while Americans grew by 3 million. American of course believe that only good can come from growth. The nuclear familys that americans have grown accusomed to have largley dissapered in favor of a clan based system often living in large old buildings. Men and women share in everything equally here (although I have noticed that women DO hold more power). Sexual  relationships are about the same with them as it is with us.

SSAVAGERY RESTORED: ECOTOPIA'S DARK SIDE
Marshall-by-the-bay, May 24, I have now seen the ritual war games. A group of Young men with about 25 on each side fight each other in the middle of a field. They hacked away at each other like idiots, when one of them was injured, the games ended and the cilibration began, I walked over and talked to the wounded man, a bunch of what i would guess would be nurses were tending to him. We talked and when I tired to get a picture, everybody freaked out. They say that this is an outlet for men, instead of war or violent crime. They pointed out that we use cars for this purpose. Only 50 die each year from it.

THEIR PLASTICS AND OURS
San Francisco, May 25. Theres a thing about Ecotopia, when you think that you can't be shocked anymore, you get shocked even more. This "shock" came to me when I discovered how much plastics Ecotopians used. Of course its biodegradable (And everyquickly biodegradable). It comes in every type and its made from living biological organisms (plants and such). Since almost all waste (except for 1%) is biodegradable ecotopian "trash" is dropped on the ground trampled upon and its returned to the soil. The metal industry is scraped based.

Saturday, February 22, 2014


THE ECOTOPIAN ECONOMY: FRUIT OF CRISIS
The rumor that Ecotopians are lazy after hearing about the 20 hour work week. This however has given a great deal more jobs. The Ecotopians destroyed the old economy after independence and put the workforce back to work removing the old and building the new. There where some discomforts, and major companies had to beg for money after being use to dominating politics,  but there was no real pain.

IN ECOTOPIA'S BIG WOODS
I have noted many times before in my reports wood is a major building resource here. Both rural and urban people love trees. They almost have a fetish for it. Reforestation programs have supplied a constant environmentally friendly supply of lumber. Forestry camps have replanted thousands of acres of trees. There's no clear cutting, and forest are mixed.  People who wish to use wood in Ecotopia have to work in the forestry camps to make up for there impact. There's a lot of goofing off but when they do work  they did as sacred work. Electric tractors do most of the heavy work with almost no impact on the land. The camps have log cutting machines but not there not sawmills. Lumber is bought from mills in more open areas and are solely for domestic consumption. Diesel truck are still used but people argue about it. Farms and ranches are still doing fine even with all this.
THE UNSPORTING LIFE OF ECOTOPIA
No sports! Baseball, Football, basketball all gone! "Sport pages" still "exist" if you can call it that but they cover weird sports Skiing, cross-country, tennis, hiking/camping/hunting/fishing, table tennis, volleyball and other god awful individual sports are covered. Almost everyone here is extremely fit due to there natural lifestyle and lack of cars. Schools are have children outside most of the time, learning skills and things about nature. Hunting fills freezers with meat in many homes. "War games" fill the male need for violence no more information.

ECOTOPIAN TV AND ITS WARES
TV in Ecotopia is a interactive high tech communication device much like a phone it allows people to interact with each other. TV does not Ecotopians, Ecotopians rule TV here. A decent thing here that commercials are mere announcements. There are special but expensive adapter that can pick up American TV. Consumer items like electric can openers, hair curlers, frying pans, carving knifes,
 Of course TV shows a lot of nature. TV has become Ecotopian here. Ecotopians have little more than what they need both at home and when they travel. Things here are simple and people then fix there own items.
FOOD, WASTE, AND STABLE  STATE.

Ecotopia has a minister of food, yes, food, nothing else. (Although the department does over ag). Keeping in with its "green" way of life the food here is green to, literally. Instead of getting an interview the secretary herself, I got a assistant deputy, who lectured me in the worst office I've ever seen. More like a lab than a office.  The man was non impressive those this kind of position, but that Ecotopia for you. We sat down on cushions on the sunny floor and he starts talking about waste. Everything after independence, waste, scrapes, everything went into a recycling system and dumped back on the fields as organic fertilizer. This of course was expensive and they were called "sewer socialist". But as with every word I've said in this country, I got a free lecture with this to about how its better than are system. And then it moved on to food. After independent production was scaled down and became organic. This to came like a lecture.  This system is moral and the food does taste good and its not expensive. I asked him about what part of civilization they were going to destroy next he responded by saying he would only respond to food related questions. 

CAR-LESS LIVING IN ECOPTOPIA'S NEW TOWNS
Life has become urbanized or is now in rural capacity. Electric vehicles are made in cities and then bring food in from the country. These vehicles are made in workshop type style NOT in a assembly style manner. Factories are surrounded by neighborhoods with library's, bakeries, and other such things. Almost everything here is made out of the now plentiful wood resources. These wooden constructions are surrounded by various types of greenery. Streets are named NOT numbered. Food is brought home in bags or bikes. Large numbers of people are able to fit into very small areas. The water here is crystal clear and clean. Fishing and swimming take place right of the dock. Manufacturing here is easy and lighthearted. Living conditions have turned old suburbs into highly packed but compact areas filled with natural areas.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

due to mistakes on my behalf, I will now be combining report and journal entry's to make up for the loss of work. Ecotopia is entrancing that work is not really an option (I'm following the ecotopain 20 hour work week and I've been barred from working until now)
 ONE A NONE BLOGGING NOT FROM ADAM HAUSKINS REAL WORLD/CLASSMATE, THE NEXT BOOK I WILL BE BLOGGING ABOUT IS THE HIGHEST TIDE BY JIM LYNCY. (P.S. BOLD AND CAPITAL MEANS ITS ACUTALLY ME COMMUNITCATING).

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Journey To Ecotopia
On board US flight 26 NYC to Reno May 3. As I start is adventure I head to the last American city before the mountains and Ecotopia. Time as healed the wound between the US and Ecotopia. The model of successful secession has been tired with mixed results around the world. The counter example is the union of the Scandinavian countries, who were practically one people already. The shortage of Western goods of fruit, lettuce, wine, cotton, paper, lumber and other western goods products what came after the break up of the former states of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. This has added to the Economic troubles of the United States. Ecotopia is Americas opposite, we grow are population and wealth, Ecotopia stays stable. Many rumors abound about Ecotopia, such as no death by pollution. The death in the united states has declined but still remains at a tragic number. My job for the next 6 weeks is to explore Ecotopia and find out as much of it as possible.

Reno has become a shithole. Without California gambling went to Vegas. Asked around about Ecotopia people here are indifferent to Ecotopia, I talked to a cowboy who say that he and some of his friends have gone over the mountains passes to get girls, he says they friendly but they all have guns. Not surprisingly Ecotopia is extremely casual, thank god for jeans and wool t shirts.

WEST OF BORDER
I am now riding an Ecotopia train from Tahoe to San Francisco, the first American to do so. No planes are allowed over  Ecotopia except for 1 airport that allows planes to come in to Ecotopia, although it is 40 miles from the city. Flights into Ecotopia  go over water routs. Flights heading to Hawaii go via LA. The train system here is fast and constant. The frontier is a rustic with a  wooden gate that a ford truck could easily take down. A small stone building is the guard house. Two young men in unimpressive uniforms checked my papers and duffle bag, they did not find my 45 thank god.
I think the guy say a slight sillowet of my gun because he told how safe
Journey To Ecotopia
On board US flight 26 NYC to Reno May 3. As I start is adventure I head to the last American city before the mountains and Ecotopia. Time as healed the wound between the US and Ecotopia. The model of successful secession has been tired with mixed results around the world. The counter example is the union of the Scandinavian countries, who were practically one people already. The shortage of Western goods of fruit, lettuce, wine, cotton, paper, lumber and other western goods products what came after the break up of the former states of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. This has added to the Economic troubles of the United States. Ecotopia is Americas opposite, we grow are population and wealth, Ecotopia stays stable. Many rumors abound about Ecotopia, such as no death by pollution. The death in the united states has declined but still remains at a tragic number. My job for the next 6 weeks is to explore Ecotopia and find out as much of it as possible.

Reno has become a shithole. Without California gambling went to Vegas. Asked around about Ecotopia people here are indifferent to Ecotopia, I talked to a cowboy who say that he and some of his friends have gone over the mountains passes to get girls, he says they friendly but they all have guns. Not surprisingly Ecotopia is extremely casual, thank god for jeans and wool t shirts.

WEST OF BORDER
I am now riding an Ecotopia train from Tahoe to San Francisco, the first American to do so. No planes are allowed over  Ecotopia except for 1 airport that allows planes to come in to Ecotopia, although it is 40 miles from the city. Flights into Ecotopia  go over water routs. Flights heading to Hawaii go via LA. The train system here is fast and constant. The frontier is a rustic with a  wooden gate that a ford truck could easily take down. A small stone building is the guard house. Two young men in unimpressive uniforms checked my papers and duffle bag, they did not find my 45. The guy must have saw a something that resembled my gun because he told my how safe  Ecotopia is. He then handed me a booklet for tourist, it was nice with its artwork in it. The guard said in a friendly tone "relax it's a free country" "my friend I've been in a hell of a lot stranger place than this country and I relax when I feel like it. If your finished with my paper, I'll be on my way" I grabbed my duffle bag and started on a 20 mile hike to train station, as I had a feeling that if my taxi crossed I would get another lecture that I was in no mood for. It was a nice day, it was late afternoon when I arrived at
the train station. A large Wooden building with the feeling of a ski lodge. The trains are small and run out of the basement. The train cars had no seats, but plenty of plants, which all people aboard could identify in Latin.  The train also featured recycling bins which everybody used correctly. Latter on some skiers came aboard with long wooden skies. Boeing has made these trains after the break up and at the orders of the  Ecotopian government.  These trains run a few inches above the ground, powered by magnet, with large viewing windows, with lush carpets on the floor. When the trains stop they stop for about a minuet and then of they go. And as the train went we go to farming country. These farms are small and quaint, made out of stone and resemble European farms rather than those of Iowa or New England. With livestock grazing in open fields.

Ecotopians appear to be out of the gold rush. The streets have creeks running down them. Odd hats, weird hair, jackets, vests, legging, tights, and I think I saw a cod piece? Embroidery is common with small shells or feathers or patchwork, they reuse most of there clothes. The people here are what you might say um "overemotional" women stair into your eyes on the street. Emotions run very strong here. The anonymity that allows us to live together has been replaced by Ecotopians being demanded to be treated like people instead of machines.

THE STREETS OF ECOTOPIA'S CAPITAL CITY SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, May 5, Walking out of the train station into the new city of San Francisco, Ecotopia, NOT Sand Francisco, USA. The first thing I notice was how quite it is. Nothing that is heard in an American city is heard hear. I grabbed my duffle bag and headed out to see the new San Francisco.
Racks filled with a free painted bikes dot the city, trees fill the city, creeks run down the street, electricity seems to power the PUBLIC transportation which is also crossed with bumper cars, news stands sell a variety of reading materials, public art also decorates the streets.  Every time I tell someone I'm an American and ask a question they have me a lecture, and there a total douche about it to, they call it "social cost". The streets are still full of people, not in the American sense but packed non the less. The once office buildings have become residential, there filled with family's, the suburban track having been sacked for raw materials and converted info rural land. Denim, fur, leather, sandals, and gypsy skirts for women, are the clothing one sees on the streets.

My hotel room old but it has running water and electricity so its not that bad. The toilet is the old fashioned wooden pull handle with the tank above. Surprisingly the phone in the room is better than are own. The matters sucks but the comforter is fantastic.





NEXT ASSIGNEMENT: ECOTOPIA

The Atlantic Daily is happy to announce that Adam Hauskins our top international affairs reporter, will spend the next six weeks in Ecotopia, beginning next week. This opportunity has been made possible by the President of the United States. This is the first official visit of an American to Ecotopia since relations were cut off after independence. This is sending Hauskins on this unique and strange assignment to see how this part of the world, once near and dear has changed in 40 years.

Here we go again, this journal will keep my personal story of my adventure in Ecotopia. 
The President is sending on this little adventure, a top correspondent of a liberal east coast news agency, if he gets killed then we have a excuse of military action, if he gets info on them then what can they do to him? The war hawks on both sides of the isle have been screaming for war to retake western lands.  The acts that Ecotopia has taken has given new life to the confederate secessionist in the south and plain states and parts of the Midwest. The President must be determined to stop this from going. The President has also informed me to inform the Ecotopian government that the US wishes for reunification. Must off of the topic of secession and nukes in NYC and DC. I'm not looking forward to being around there government and those crazy broads that run it. How the hell they won will forever be beyond my ability to know as the had no military force or stomach for blood.  Its getting harder to go on a trip now, the kids asked to go along, you can't take two kids under 10 into Ecotopia. Pat must have put them up to that, I'll have to talk to here about that. No more Nat for 8 weeks its nice to get away for a while she's worse than pat sometimes but she's still there when I get back. Extremely limited communications with the outside world, kind of looking forward to it. This could be a dangerous assignment, ecotopian are hot heads and cops don't have guns, nor is anybody allowed to have a gun.