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02/09/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Preparing for disaster: How to set up backup electric power

Imagine this scenario: you’re relaxing at home with your family, then the power suddenly goes out. Will everyone panic because you don’t have a backup source of electricity, or will you be calm and collected as you head to your portable generator? (h/t to DoomsdayMoose.com) If you have backup electrical power, you won’t have to worry […]

12/04/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Bitcoin now consuming more electricity than 12 U.S. states as inefficient “mining” heads for collapse

You might not be able to see or touch it because it isn’t actually made up of real physical matter, but the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin is still having an enormously tangible impact on the world – and no, we’re not talking about the way that it’s changing the financial landscape, in this case. According to […]

10/25/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Security experts urge protection again EMP attack, concerned that North Korea could kill 90% of Americans

For years now, those who believe that the United States could one day be forced into darkness as a result of a massive EMP strike have been mocked and laughed at. However, as tensions between the U.S. and North Korea continue to rise, so too do the chances that our country may be hit by […]

10/14/2017 / By News Editors

In a Cashless World, You’d Better Pray the Power Never Goes Out

When Hurricane Maria knocked out power in Puerto Rico, residents there realized they were going to need physical cash — and a lot of it. (Article by Ryan McMaken republished from Mises.org) Bloomberg reported yesterday that the Fed was forced to fly a planeload of cash to the Island to help avert disaster: William Dudley, the New York Fed president, […]

10/06/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Peer-to-peer energy breakthrough could allow solar and wind energy sources to be shared across entire communities during grid down blackouts

Some people who have solar panels on their roof are under the impression that they can use them to power their home in the case of an outage, but that simply is not the case. Homes do remain connected to the grid during outages, but the devices tasked with managing solar panels are normally turned […]

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