Thomas Gage, automotive executive, recieves an e-mail that his brother Jack has been shot and is close to death. Thomas hasn;t seen his brother in years - not since Jack got mixed up with those "environmetal radicals." What begins as an investigation into his brother's shooting becomes a journey into a new world. A mysterious woman named winter leads Thomas to a strange society where solar collectors and hydrogen-powered care are the norm, a place where human beings live in unique harmony with their environment. She teaches him to appreciate the beauty of a rare bird, the magin of the virgin forest, and the destructiveness of the industrial progress he has spent his life pursuing.