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The electric power grid in the United States is unreliable and more expensive than ever before. That’s the conclusion from an Associated Press report, which notes the amount of time the average American family spends without electricity has increased by ...

The Sun’s magnetic field is shifting as it usually does during the peak of its 11-year cycle, but this time some odd changes are occurring. The North Pole is changing far more quickly than the South Pole, which is rushing ...

Maybe you’ve heard this before, but then again maybe you haven’t: it is actually possible to generate usable electrical energy by riding a bicycle. Not by simply riding it out in the street, of course, but indoors, suspended on a ...

If you haven’t considered what would happen without power, start by looking in your kitchen. Your refrigerator would no longer work. Meats and perishables would spoil quickly. While we all want to think we won’t ever be without electricity, no ...

Mississippi Power (MP) is moving forward with a massive new project to enhance electricity production in the southern United States. Currently under construction, their new power plant is located on several hundred acres about 30 miles north of Meridian, in ...

Coffee has been a staple for years, a part of the quintessential American experience from tales of cowboys around the fire, to busy executives trying to hammer out that new great idea. Making coffee without an electric coffee maker, however, ...

My name is Warren, I am known as “Offgridman” on the Internet. My story is about surviving without commercial electricity, natural gas or any of the on-grid services. In 1997 I was told I had 6 months to live. They ...

Dear Editor, I have lived stateside for 22 years now but I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is in the Caribbean Sea, so it is exposed to a lot of hurricane activity every year. Like most islands, ...

We lived on the Mississippi coastline when Hurricane Frederic came through in 1979. Although we had everything we needed, my husband thought we should pick up a few more batteries, just in case. When we got to the store, there ...

Imagine, if you will, a distant star that has been in a deep slumber for millions, perhaps billions of years. Now, imagine that such a star, with the raw power and energy of trillions of atom bombs, begins to awaken. ...