v. The benign act of locating and logging wireless access points while in motion

Solarpunk is a movement focused on a positive, ecological vision for a future where technology is used for human-centric and ecocentric purposes. It is a literary, artistic and aesthetic sub-genre and is also closely tied to eco-political activism. Solarpunk narratives have a distinctly positive and utopian foundation in contrast to the often dystopian visions found within other "punk" science fiction genres.

The art of using a laptop computer and specialized "sniffing" software to located usable 802.11 wireless networks--while driving. See also "war chalking."

the practice of people driving around cities looking for insecure wireless networks

The process of driving around while looking for unsecured wireless networks with the intention of signing on to one.

The sport of the uber leet. You scan for wi-fi networks on your laptop whilst driving around, sitting in mall parking lots, outside the hot chick you have your eye on's house, etc.

Some popular programs war drivers use are:
Netstumbler: http://www.netstumbler.org
Wardrive ToolBox: http://www.xenon-inc.com
Ethereal: http://www.ethereal.com
Aircrack: http://freshmeat.net/projects/aircrack

Just remember, it may be illegal to use a wireless access point without permission from the owner.

war driving = Drive around in a car, searching for wifi networks, and hack them!

Tools:
Net Stumbler
Air Snort