Journey of the Tern — Robert Beatty

Thomas Gage, automotive executive, receives an electronic message that his bother 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 "environmental radicals."

What begins as an investigation into his brother's shooting becomes a journey into a new world for Thomas. A mysterious woman named Winter leads him to a strange society where solar collectors and hydrogen-powered cars are the norm, a place where human beings live in unique harmony with their environment.In the end, Thomas discovers the truth about his brother, but his learning demands a painful choice between his old world and the new.