Flutterby™! :

From Salon comes anohter harsh reminder that wilderness is not a separate place, and that it's important to change the way we live so we don't have to go there. Well, it isn't phrased that way, but the article about two yuppie tourists visiting Alaska is worth a read:

Noticing our incomprehending looks, he explained to us. "Off the grid means off the power grid in Homer. So we don't use electricity and contribute to the oil-producing economy."

I asked how they heated their homes and what they used for light. "Kerosene."