US Girl Scouts prepare for war, pestilence
WASHINGTON — The United States wants to enlist its 3.4 million Girl Scouts in the effort to combat hurricanes, pandemics, terror attacks and other disasters. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Trends In Emergency Preparedness
Often times, like with everything in life, we become complacent with our surroundings and our day to day routines. But with preparedness we must stay motivated and organized or efforts may be in vain....
A History Of Self Reliance
Though rooftop solar power, 500-mile diets and home-brewed biodiesel may seem like a new trend, humans have been going back to the land for centuries. Here is an abbreviated timeline of the high points in...
US May Face ‘Armageddon’ If China, Japan Don’t Buy Debt
The US is too dependent on Japan and China buying up the country's debt and could face severe economic problems if that stops, Tiger Management founder and chairman Julian Robertson told CNBC. "It's...
Pic of The wildfires in Southern California
Angeles National Forest, in the hills outside of Los Angeles currently has several wildfires tearing through it, the largest of which - named the Station Fire - has so far burned over 140,000 acres, destroyed...
Why This Fall and Winter Could Get Ugly
Since March of this year, we have seen growing consensus and excitement from the mainstream media and government about an economic recovery underway. Scattered economic indicators are released and spun in a...