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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

SHIELD Act to protect America from EMP Solar Flare Disasters | Bowling Green Daily News/Fox News

Shield Act to protect America from EMP disaster - Bowling Green Daily News

EMP Burst Area by Height, Gary Simon - "Electromagnetic Pulse Threats"
So, what's the saying?
If the Govt is digging foxholes, you should be digging foxholes.
There's some Truth to that.  
Although the 11-year Solar Cycle Maximum stage is set to peak in July, EMP's are a Greater threat to the grid.


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SHIELD Act to protect from solar catastrophes, electromagnetic pulses

It’s among the greatest threats facing America today, U.S. Congressman Trent Franks states bluntly: a tremendous

Monday, June 24, 2013

72HR Kit/Bug Out Bag Review: A Plea to Pack a 'Go Bag' | wired.com

>We found this on LinkedIn Emergency Managers group. A great thread and an eye-opening account of personal experience.
Check out our Bug Out Bag articles for reference:

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The Risks You Don’t Think of: A Plea to Pack a ‘Go Bag’





Severe Weather Update: Minnesota power outages still at 60,000 - TwinCities.com

Minnesota power outages still at 60,000 - TwinCities.com

Photos: Friday night storm knocks out power, fells trees across Twin Cities

A car is crushed by a tree in Minneapolis.(Photo: Ryan Coleman)

Minnesota power outages still at 60,000

Associated Press
Updated:   06/24/2013 08:12:12 AM CDT


An Xcel Energy utility worker surveys power lines in Falcon Heights Saturday morning, June 22, 2013 in order to determine areas where work needs to be done in order to restore power to about 1,500 residents in the immediate vicinity. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff) 
The number of Minnesota Xcel Energy customers without power is down to about 60,000 after weekend storms, the utility said early Monday.
Xcel crews have been working for days to restore power after severe thunderstorms swept through Minnesota and western Wisconsin from Friday to early Sunday.
More than 550,000 Xcel Energy customers were affected at the peak of outages. By 7 a.m. Monday the number was down to just above 59,000.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Off Grid EV Project Update: Tesla unveils Battery Swapping Tech - Video | Tesla Motors/Business Week

Wow.

Tesla Motors had outdone themselves again.
Unveiling Battery Swapping Technology today with the ability to change Battery Pack in 90 seconds.
 
Tesla Model S battery pack. (plugincars.com)
Eliminating excuses for not owning an EV.
There's not too many left...

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FULL CHARGE IN 90 SECONDS

“There are people that take a lot of convincing,” Elon Musk said. “Hopefully, this is what will finally convince people that electric cars are the future.”

Model S is designed to allow a fast battery swap, exchanging your battery for a fully charged battery in less than half the time it takes to refill a gas tank. This offers Model S drivers another, even faster option when recharging while driving long distances. | Tesla Motors
By Ashlee Vance
June 21, 2013 10:14 AM EDT


Earlier this year, Tesla Motors Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk unveiled a nationwide network of super-fast charging stations to refuel the company’s all-electric sedans on long-distance trips. The really nice thing about these charging stations is that they’re free. Free! The downside is that they take about 30 minutes to put 200 miles’ worth of charge back into the car. That might not seem like a horribly long time, but it’s long enough for critics of electric cars to argue that they’re not well-suited for long journeys, and so not that practical.

Well, Tesla took a major stride toward getting rid of that downside last night.


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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Biological Alert Update: Mecca, MERS and World War Z | S.H.T.F. Art of War

Mecca, MERS and World War Z. | S.H.T.F. Art of War

Good Article on the upcoming Haj Pilgrimage and MERS - CoV

Thanks to Olson Ironworks, and SHTF Art of War.
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Mecca, MERS and World War Z.


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In case you didn’t know.
The Islamic religion’s holiest city of Mecca (also known as Mekka or Makkah) is located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its importance as a holy city for Muslims harks back to it being the birthplace of the founder of Islam, Mohammed
One of the five “pillars of faith,” the Hajj is a duty upon every Muslim adult who is financially and physically able to make the journey. Every Muslim, male or female, strives to make the trip at least once in a lifetime.
During the days of the Hajj, millions of pilgrims will gather in Makkah, Saudi Arabia to pray together, eat together, remember historical events, and celebrate the glory of Allah.
This years Hajj is expected to fall between October 13-18, 2013.
There is a very great concern about this year’s Hajj due to the presence of the corona virus that’s killed 60% of the patients who become infected with the virus. Of the 55 people worldwide who’ve become infected with the virus, it’s killed 31 of them. Forty of those cases occurred in Saudi Arabia,

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GENEVA(Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Monday urged health workers around the

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Nuclear Alert: Leak at #Hanford nuclear site “has grown substantially” — “The worst of the worst on planet” — enenews/King5

Leak at U.S. nuclear site “has grown substantially” — “The worst of the worst on planet” —  #Hanford

 The worst of the worst on the planet” -KING 5

Hanford dumping ground via Rosemere Assn Photo credit: HOANW


TV: Leak at U.S. nuclear site “has grown substantially” — “The worst of the worst on planet” — “Much more bright green liquid than before” #Hanford

Published: June 14th, 2013 at 3:37 pm ET
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Title: Leak in Hanford double-shell tank getting worse
Source: KING 5 News
Author: SUSANNAH FRAME
Date: June 13, 2013
h/t Enformable
The leak in a massive underground double-shell nuclear waste tank at the Hanford Site has grown significantly since the leak was first announced to the public last fall, according to sources who have seen new inspection video and photographs.
The tank — known as AY-102 — holds 860,000 gallons of radioactive waste

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Opinion: The Internet IS a surveillance state - CNN.com

From the "What did you think would happen?" file:

"It's still finding a needle in a hay stack.  It's just a Bigger hay stack, and They have it." - Jeffrey Toobin, CNN

"Information is the Industrial Pollution of the 21st Century." Bruce Schneider, All in with Chris Hayes, MSNBC 

When Drones Attack Series page on MP

Opinion: The Internet is a surveillance state - CNN.com

The Internet is a surveillance state

"Welcome to an Internet without privacy, and we've ended up here with hardly a fight. "

By Bruce Schneier, Special to CNN
updated 2:04 PM EDT, Sat March 16, 2013

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Bruce Schneier: Whether we like it or not, we're being tracked all the time on the Internet
  • Schneier: Our surveillance state is efficient beyond the wildest dreams of George Orwell
  • He says governments and corporations are working together to keep things that way
  • Schneier: Slap-on-the-wrist fines notwithstanding, no one is agitating for better privacy laws
Editor's note: Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and author of "Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Survive."


Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Off Grid EV Project Update: Chevy Volt - New Cash Rebates

In an ongoing Series about the EV Revolution, we are seeing huge interest in the technology, products, and innovation through the Sharing of Knowledge of Electric Vehicles. It seems it is gaining traction.

Chevy is offering Cash rebates on the plug-in Volt.
 
Compelling lease incentives for the Honda Fit-EV are available at $259/mo with incentives.

Nissan LEAF sales continue to be Astounding - Over 2000 last month.

Madtown Preppers Off Grid Living Page - EV Updates (LA Times Photo)


We are also posting an article from Profits Confidential re: Global Economic Impact of the EV Industry.

"Energy innovation, in all its forms, is a great opportunity."


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Monday, June 10, 2013

EDC Tool Review: Cardsharp 2 by Iain Sinclair

Efficient, Featherlight EDC Survival Tool

Review by Iain Sinclair:

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Cardsharp 2 packs a razor in a credit card package

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Sinkhole Update: Sobering Flyover Video of Bayou Corne Sinkhole, LA



Report: Hope that Louisiana sinkhole could be contained now gone forever after berm collapse — Sobering comparison photos (VIDEO)

Published: June 9th, 2013 at 7:41 am ET
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Source: On Wings of Care
Date: June 08, 2013

[...] as our video and photos from today attest, whatever false sense of security that berm provided is now gone forever. And with it, the residents’ last remaining hope that the sinkhole could be contained and they might be able to move back into their homes and their lovely way of life. [...]
Let’s preface this with a sobering comparison of a few photos taken today with some we took last August [...]

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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Fukushima Update: Another contaminated water leak at Japan's Fukushimanuclear plant - Reuters


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Fukushima Update: Another contaminated water leak at Japan's Fukushimanuclear plant - Reuters


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Another contaminated water leak at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
Reuters - 5 hrs ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said it had found another leak of contaminated water on Wednesday, piling pressure on the utility to curb the problem as it seeks permission to release water to the sea.

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami more than two years ago, triggering nuclear reactor meltdowns and explosions.

Tokyo Electric Power, or Tepco, said a worker patrolling the area spotted the leak just after noon, with droplets of contaminated water leaking out between the tank's circular steel structure.

Shunichi Tanaka, chief of Japan's new nuclear regulator, set up after its predecessor was discredited in the 2011 disaster, told a news conference that Tepco should deal with the problem immediately. But he said the regulator did not regard the matter as serious.

The latest leak was acknowledged after Tepco said earlier this week it had detected radioactive cesium in groundwater flowing into the plant -- overturning an early finding that contamination was negligible.

A spate of similar incidents and power outages plagued the facility in March and April. The incidents represent another setback for the company as it tries to reassure the public and the government that it can manage the problem of tainted water.

The plant's still precarious state also serves as a reminder of the poor management of the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986 as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government presses ahead with a drive to export Japan's nuclear technology.

The discovery that groundwater is being contaminated before it enters the damaged reactor buildings complicates efforts to persuade local authorities and fishermen that the groundwater is safe enough to be dumped into the ocean.

About 400 metric tons (441 tons) of groundwater flow daily into the reactor buildings only to be mixed with highly contaminated water that comes from cooling the melted fuel.

The government ordered Tepco last week to increase storage capacity of water tanks and construct a wall of frozen earth around the four reactor buildings to stem the flow of groundwater seeping into the plant.

Leaks were found in underground storage pits in April, prompting Tepco to speed up the construction of sturdier above-ground tanks. The leak discovered on Wednesday was from one of the sturdier tanks.

Tepco is also trying to construct a bypass that would route the water away from the plant and into the ocean. That plan requires the agreement of fishermen who oppose plans to dump 100 metric tons of groundwater a day from the plant into the sea.

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