2020 has been one for the ages. And not in a good way. A global pandemic, civil unrest, out-of-control wildfires… the list goes on. And don’t even get me started on extreme weather. On the other hand, maybe we should...
What do hurricanes, tornados, wildfires and blizzards have in common? What about physical and cyber attacks on the grid, windstorms, and animals getting stuck in power stations? I’m sure you know where I’m going with this. They all result in...
According to a study conducted between 2015 and 2018, approximately 5.5 million Americans receive their tap water from systems exceeding the federal lead action level. Lead, of course, is only one of many water contaminants that come out of some...
There will be more mail-in ballots for the upcoming presidential election than ever before. That’s pretty much a certainty. What is uncertain is how this might impact the results. Will this increase the likelihood of fraud? Will a large number...
In the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, three people see a fallen man who’s been beaten and left for dead. Two of them walk to the other side of the road to avoid him. The third man, however, has...
There was a time when many people felt that a generator was a luxury. After all, they’re not cheap. You probably remember those days. Emergencies were rare. A full-blown crisis was even rarer. And disasters? Well, they happened in other...
A few months ago there was an important U.S. Supreme Court decision. The Court ruled that residents of Flint, Michigan could sue the government. Due to lead contamination in their water. Previously, Flint officials had proclaimed "qualified immunity" to protect...
According to the New York Times, Americans waste approximately $160 billion worth of food every year. We prepare more food than is necessary and end up throwing much of it away. And even when we do save leftovers, we often...
How bad are the 90 wildfires currently engulfing the West Coast region? Suffice it to say the smoke has drifted all the way to New England – some 3,000 miles away. Even worse, the fires have now killed at least...
