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- How to survive a nuclear winter
- The insect apocalypse will kill billions more people than climate change
- The war on drugs. A book review of “Chasing the scream”
- Peak crude oil did not happen in 2018. But we are still running out of time
- Sheriffs have too much power
- Book review “They poisoned the world: Life & death in the age of Forever Chemicals”
- John Howe on one child per woman: still too high to stay under limits to growth curves
- Ted Trainer: The radical implications of a zero growth economy
- Part 5 Raven Rock. Hidey holes for government and military officials to carry on democracy after nuclear war destroys the planet
- Become a Bison rancher
- Part 4 Raven Rock. The government abandons plans to aid the public, only the government to survive
- Prisoners are treated worse than slaves in America
- Part 3 Raven Rock. The government’s plans for after a nuclear holocaust
- Part 2 Raven Rock. The U.S. government’s plans to save civilians from nuclear war
- Legal & Illegal Immigration numbers must drop to carrying capacity
Category Archives: What to do
How can you buy a farm when you’re competing with private equity?
Looks like it will be hard to buy a farm unless you’re wealth. But in the crisis phase you don’t want to own a large farm anyhow… Half of U.S. Farmland Being Eyed by Private Equity February 19th, 2014. By … Continue reading
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Gail Tverberg advice on what to do
Below are 2 columns of advice from Gail Tverberg. Feb 17, 2014. Reaching Limits to Growth: What Should our Response Be? Oil limits seem to be pushing us toward a permanent downturn, including a crash in credit availability, loss of … Continue reading
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Treasury Bills
Short-term treasury bills are the safest place to put money now. See my book review of “The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide. How to Protect Your Savings, Boost Your Income, and Grow Wealthy Even in the Worst of Times” by Martin … Continue reading
Preparing for a Nuclear Terrorist Attack on an American City: Report from the National Academy of Sciences.
[ I think cities may be the “best” place for a while. Cities have always been richer than rural areas since wages for farmers, loggers, and mining are much lower than the wages of workers who make “value-added” products from … Continue reading
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Philip Cafaro on immigration and population
Here are some of the bullet points of what to do from “Arguments for Reducing Immigration” from Life on the Brink. Cut legal immigration from 1 million to 200,000 per year Reduce illegal immigration by strictly enforcing sactions against employers … Continue reading
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The Passengers are killing the crew of Spaceship Earth
What follows was written by Captain Paul Watson, who helped found Greenpeace in 1972 and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in1977. His books include: Sea Shepherd: My fight for Whales and Seals, Cry Wolf, Ocean Warrior, Earth Force, and Seal … Continue reading
Richard Heinberg and Post Carbon
December 2013 During the past decade Post Carbon Institute’s influence has grown markedly, thanks in no small part to all our supporters and allies. And we’re proud of the impressive list of accomplishments we’ve racked up (see this) in that … Continue reading
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Aaron Lehmer-Chang in Earth Island Journal
Environmental groups, pundits, politicians, and the average citizen think alternative energy is a solution to climate change and the energy crisis. It took me years to figure out why this wasn’t true. I can speed your learning curve up — … Continue reading
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US Department of Energy 1980 oil rationing plan
Preface. This plan was written after the two energy crises in the 1970s, but never enacted. Republicans voted it down in Congress. Perhaps the Republican plan is to ration by wealth. But how well would that work? Chaos and looting … Continue reading
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Zero to One Child per Woman: The only possible solution at this late date
Excerpt from “The Sky Is Falling: Chicken Little Was Right All Along” by Don Wilkin Nov 2013. “I am convinced the only equitable, humane, and effective way to pull our fat out of the fire at this late date, if … Continue reading
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