Neither book describes events in between, such as the political difficulties of secession, the economic dislocations and outmigration from the region, and the Helicopter War with the U.S. (referred to in Ecotopia).
两本书都没有描述这之间的事件，例如脱离的政治困境、经济混乱，还有从该地区的人口迁出，以及同美国的直升机战争（参考《生态乌托邦》）。