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Odds 'n Sods:
Several readers sent this: Powerful
Solar Storm Could Shut Down U.S. for Months. As I've mentioned before:
Your most reliable source of power will be a home micro-hydro or photovoltaic
power system that is not grid-tied. (Since a grid
power connection can couple EMP or EMP-like surges over long distances.)
Yes, I realize that there is now a 30%
Federal tax credit for new grid-tied alternate
energy
systems.
So my advice is to make the initial installation
grid tied, but later disconnect it and make it a stand-alone system after you've
received your tax credit and once you are no longer obligated to be grid-tied.
Talk to the folks at
Ready
Made Resources for details.
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Matt B. recommends this
interview with economist Peter Schiff via YouTube.
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Eric sent us this from The
Los Angeles Times: Victory
gardens sprout up again; People are borrowing
an
old wartime concept to lessen the need for mass-produced food, reduce pollution,
form communities and save on grocery bills.
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My own darling Memsahib spotted this NPR news story: City
Folk Flock to Raise Small Livestock
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