From those Enlightened Social Engineers that run San Francisco: Should fireplace fires be banned? Well, there goes your last hope of self-sufficiency. (Not that “Babylon By The Bay” would be very survivable WTSHTF, anyway.)
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Trading in derivatives slows to a trickle
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RBS spotted this one: Dallas-Fort Worth food pantries facing shortage
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A fascinating video clip from a 2002 TED conference: Stephen Petranek: 10 ways the world could end