Technological Innovation and Social Change

"..environmental fiction is moving away from its roots in science fiction and is becoming part of mainstream literature – as is revealed by some of the most recent novels to tackle themes of climate change and the like."

But then note Atwood/LeGuin debate on mainstream and SF:
"Margaret Atwood doesn't think she writes science fiction. Ursula K Le Guin would like to disagree"

remember this back in days of Doris Lessing series, and Amis (pere and fils) and others...