Ben L. bookmarked this article for us: Tool heaven full to the brim. Ben’s comment: “Hundreds of thousands of [traditional hand] tools. I can see the lines full of SurvivalBlog readers forming now.”
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From The Guardian: The looming food crisis–Land that was once used to grow food is increasingly being turned over to biofuels. This may help us to fight global warming – but it is driving up food prices throughout the world and making life increasingly hard in developing countries. Add in water shortages, natural disasters and an ever-rising population, and what you have is a recipe for disaster.
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Stephen in Iraq sent us some bad news on the Peak Oil front: Oil companies spent 45% more on oil exploration and oil field expansion last year, but reserves increased by only 2%.
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Reader “Quaesiveris” suggested bookmarking the CDC’s “Yellow Book” web page for travelers.