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The power grid upon which Americans depend for nearly every aspect of life is attacked once every four days, an investigative report from the nation’s largest newspaper chain revealed. Gannett and USA Today reporters analyzed federal energy records and found ...

Iranian military officials have endorsed an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States, a newly translated Iranian military textbook shows. Such an attack could knock out the electrical grid and create a nationwide blackout, perhaps for months or even ...

Television has unwittingly given a false view of survivalists and preppers to the world. In the show Doomsday Preppers, each of the people on the show was only concerned about one possible catastrophe. Not only that, but some of the ...

Is President Obama a prepper? Maybe not, but he did issue a “doomsday” alert during recent fundraising stops in New York City – and referenced it during the State of the Union. The president told a room full of wealthy ...

Living off the grid gives one a sense of independence and pride. We use our own knowledge and labor to keep our off-the-grid power system up and running. For those who haven’t yet selected an off-the-grid power system, below is ...

The world is getting hotter, right? And soon there will be ice, no snow (pretty much) anywhere. Right? Well, some scientists out there disagree, and say just the opposite. There are many climatologists who now believe we are on the ...

America’s energy grid is under constant attack by hackers and cyber criminals, with 79 incidents during fiscal year 2014 alone. The year before, there were 145. The data is from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team, ...

So you’re planning to go solar. This is a great option for a number of reasons. After all, solar is an amazing renewable resource that is quite effective at powering a home. However, since it is one decision that will ...

A massive magnetic solar storm could knock out much of the US electrical grid and leave 130 million people in the dark, a report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) concludes. The Federal Interagency Response Plan – Space Weather ...

Winter seems to have arrived early in most of the United States this year, with the sudden freezing temperatures, icy roads and snow catching many by surprise. Winter storms can be outright dangerous if you aren’t prepared. Consider the following ...