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The American culture survives on a lifeline of electrical wires. This power grid crisscrosses the country, bringing electricity to homes, offices, factories, warehouses, farms, traffic lights and even campgrounds. Pretty much everywhere you go, you can count on being able ...

Millions of homes could lose electricity to California blackouts this summer because of fire danger. This is because bankrupt utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) plans to shut power off on high-wind days. The hope is that turning off ...

Recent investigations by the federal government are now concluding that EMP weapons threaten our very survival even though many of us do not even realize it. In fact, America’s enemies could deploy EMP weapons capable of destroying all U.S. infrastructure. ...

Even knowledgeable young people ignore the EMP threat to America’s future. Moreover, mainstream publications like The Washington Post deliberately downplay the danger from an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack. For example, The Post refuses to publish op-eds by EMP experts like Dr. Peter Vincent ...

Grid failure and hyperinflation are creating a barter economy in Venezuela. To elaborate, Venezuelans with no cash and electricity must barter to survive. For instance, signs in market stalls say “barter”, The Guardian reports. The barter signs mean that people can ...

Home energy efficiency is vital to the success of any off-the-grid homesteading project. When you try to make a go of it without the phony sense of dependability offered by your local utility company, power resources become so precious that ...

Life without the grid is no picnic in collapsing Venezuela. Notably, a blackout is literally taking the country’s second largest city, Maracaibo, back to the dark ages. Looting, lack of healthcare, battles between business owners and looters, food shortages, and ...

Massive power outages have brought the entire nation of Venezuela to a standstill. In fact, almost everything in Venezuela stopped because of the massive power outages on Friday. Significantly, government officials blame the power outages on anti-government saboteurs and technological ...

An electrical grid operator has predicted a Texas electricity shortage this summer. In fact, utilities are forecasting record-high demand for electricity as the warmest months of the year draw closer. Specifically, the record for statewide electricity usage in Texas is ...

China’s EMP threat to America and other nations is far greater than most people believe. Significantly, China’s EMP threat could reduce America to an early 19th Century level of existence. To elaborate, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapon could destroy most ...