What varmint is killing your chickens? Ellen F. suggested this informative predation web site [1].
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Slate conducts a thought experiment: The End of America 2009: How it will happen [2].
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In case you missed it when it aired in June, the US ABC television network’s “what if” documentary Earth 2100 [3] has been posted to YouTube. Although it has plenty of Al Gore-style guilt-ridden “we ruined the environment” hand-wringing, it is still worth watching.
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Some rules of civilization (outside of a handful of cruel exceptions like the Ik tribesmen [4]) are almost universal: Living in Tents, and by the Rules, Under a Bridge [5]. (Thanks to “Ant” for the link.)