As I entered the Energy Innovation Center near Pittsburgh's center, the ladies at the registration desk asked me to write down what Solar Punk meant to me. I declined. The reason being that when I first learned about the Solar Punk movement, I was immediately attracted to its desire to change the fundamentals of the world; solar punk is more than an art and literary movement. While Steam punk was about a time that never was and seemed to have a certain way of dress and style to it solar punk seemed more grounded. An old pair of blue jeans bought second hand and work boots were functional and fashionable. Where Cyberpunk seemed to envision a cold harsh future, solar punk seems almost utopian. It offers solutions through everyday acts like gardening, vegetarianism and recycling. Those that believe in the solar punk movement are simply not sending money to some charity but living and working to make this world a better place....
Can the City Mouse adjust to life in the country? The day to day adventures of a "city boy" in rural PA trying to adjust to things like chopping wood, growing his own food and dealing with the horrors of the complete lack of a decent Chinese restaurant.