Dmitry Orlov is at his cheery best again, writing an article called “Social Collapse Best Practices“. In it he describes the grim future awaiting America if Obama’s administration continmue to try and resuscitate Business as Usual. What should their realistic new objectives be? Well, here they are: food, shelter, transportation, and security. Their task is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Disaster Readiness’
4 Feb
How are you coping with the snow?
Whether you’re out building snowmen or huddling around a radiator, now is a good time to reflect on how prepared you are for these type of events. If you can’t get your car out, then consider how much food you have stored. How long can you stay at home without getting hungry? There are a [...]
20 Dec
Beautiful wood-fired stoves, ovens and ranges
A recent thread over at powerswitch unearthed a whole range of really beautiful – and practical – woodburning stoves. Here are some of the pictures, click on them to get more details. While I love the look of the Cucinotta Forno, I can’t see it being practical to just have a wood-fired [...]
19 Dec
Containers for storing food
There are a heap of problems to watch out for if you’re planning a large store of food: – making sure that it doesn’t get eaten by a whole range of pesky critters – keeping it dry – keeping it safe from everyday accidents (getting knocked off the shelf, shelves collapsing, earthquake – that sort of [...]
19 Sep
Resilience: Coping with the energy crisis at home (2)
This is the second post in my series looking at our personal resilience, and what plans we need to put in place to make sure that we are in a position to help our local community through any deep potholes on our otherwise Gentle Descent. These posts are not designed to provide long-term solutions, rather [...]
30 Aug
Resilience: Coping with the energy crisis at home
Resilience is one of the main themes in the Transition movement, focusing on how to ensure that your community is resilient and will be able to survive in a post-peak-oil world. In this post I’m going to take it to a more personal level though – looking at immediate solutions to ensure that we are [...]
