Meanwhile in the candlelight of a small room in a downtown apartment during a six-hour rolling blackout, a self-proclaimed journalist writes using pen and paper:

"Change is hard. Humans are creatures of habit and it's in our nature to avoid change. We are far too reliant on old-fashioned ideas like reliable electricity, coal and nuclear power plants, gas stoves and even cross-country road trips. Even the virtues of private ownership and, dare I write individualism, are called into question in nearly every debate as the world implodes over its unsustainability..."