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It’s wintertime and the power goes out. If you’re like most of us, you’re not all that worried – you trust that the power will come back on soon. But when 12 hours goes by and you still don’t have ...

Whether it’s the wind of a severe thunderstorm in the summer, the weight of an ice storm in the winter or even a traffic accident that takes down a power line, you can experience a power outage any time of ...

Several years ago we had a week-long power outage in my region. We live in a fairly old-fashioned rural community. Nonetheless, panic still set in somewhere around hour 12 of the weather-related disaster. It was summer, a really, really hot ...

You may not think of it this way, but the vast majority of the food we eat is cooked. Oh, it may not actually be cooked in your kitchen, but it was cooked somewhere. Frozen foods, breakfast cereal, cookies, bread, ...

When you think of natural disasters that could interrupt the power grid, you probably think of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. However, it was a massive ice storm that left millions of Canadians and some Americans without electricity and heat for ...

The deteriorating situation with North Korea has created a resurgence in interest in the chances of our country’s electrical grid being taken down by an EMP. Sadly, the EMP Commission, the nation’s only true experts on the effect of such ...

Much of America could face significant shortages of electricity as early as 2018, according to a new survey of utility and independent power producers. The survey of electric providers throughout the Midwest indicates the shortage — roughly 18 months away ...

Three days’ worth of food and supplies is insufficient for your family’s survival, the federal government has finally acknowledged in what one expert is calling a landmark shift in emergency preparation. The White House’s new plan was released last year ...

Back in the old days, a root cellar was not a luxury, but instead was just as essential as our refrigerators are to us today. A well-constructed root cellar can be a real life-saver — especially if you live off ...

Prior to electricity, equipment was powered by animals, water or even humans. Today, many power tools, or at least the shop versions of them, can be converted to work even without electricity. The machine shop existed long before electric motors ...