Mary F. wrote to note that the New York Times recently ran a piece about offgrid living, in Texas: A Glow in the Desert. [1] It is about a New Yorker removed to West Texas and living off the grid. “When you work alone, you have to be patient. Progress is measured in the completion of small tasks, and construction takes years, not weeks. Safety is a colossal issue.”
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Britain “The Era Of Constant Electricity At Home Is Ending”, National Grid Chief [2]. (A tip of the hat to G.P. for the link.)
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Troy H. suggested this: Chernobyl, My Primeval, Teeming, Irradiated Eden [3]
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KAF sent a link to a Washington Times Inside the Ring piece on China’s ASAT missile defense [4]. Here is a quote: “Defense officials and private specialists said the cable further highlights official China’s duplicity in opposing U.S. missile defenses and promoting an international agreement to limit weapons in space at the same time it is secretly working on its own space weapons and missile defense programs.”