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Image | Visualizing 2,000 Calories of Food.
Visualizing 2,000 Calories of Food.
by JW

When thinking about the foods we eat and building resiliency (growing and storing food), this video will give you some very interesting insight into the quantity of various foods and how much one needs to equal a typical day of caloric needs.  That is a lot of carrots!
Visualizing 2,000 Calories of Food.
 by JW

When thinking about the foods we eat and building resiliency (growing and storing food), this video will give you some very interesting insight into the quantity of various foods and how much one needs to equal a typical day of caloric needs.  That is a lot of carrots!
Image | Off the Cuff: Whither the US Dollar?
Off the Cuff: Whither the US Dollar?
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith do something a little different.

Given the thoughtful and in-depth discussion resulting in our recent article on the future of the dollar's purchasing power, Chris and Charles engage in a fundamentals-based debate on the outlook for the U.S. dollar over the next decade.

This is one of those instances in which Charles, a valued contributing editor to Peak Prosperity, sees the future differently than Chris…

Off the Cuff: Whither the US Dollar?
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Charles Hugh Smith do something a little different.

Given the thoughtful and in-depth discussion resulting in our recent article on the future of the dollar's purchasing power, Chris and Charles engage in a fundamentals-based debate on the outlook for the U.S. dollar over the next decade.

This is one of those instances in which Charles, a valued contributing editor to Peak Prosperity, sees the future differently than Chris…

Image | Emergency Preparedness & Outdoor Adventure Planning Checklist
Emergency Preparedness & Outdoor Adventure Planning Checklist
by Denis Korn

For most people, planning for emergencies is similar to planning for a camping trip or any other outdoor adventure where the normal conveniences of home are not available. The biggest difference is determining whether to plan for being away from home or in your own residence – or perhaps both. The equipment to include in your emergency kit or camping supplies list will be very comparable. Differences and variations will generally depend upon the severity and length of time you anticipate for your emergency scenario. Long term emergencies and outdoor explorations will require, in addition to this list, more extensive planning and provisioning. Your skill level and knowledge set for survival techniques and resourcefulness will also play a big role in determining your needs.
Emergency Preparedness & Outdoor Adventure Planning Checklist
 by Denis Korn

For most people, planning for emergencies is similar to planning for a camping trip or any other outdoor adventure where the normal conveniences of home are not available. The biggest difference is determining whether to plan for being away from home or in your own residence – or perhaps both. The equipment to include in your emergency kit or camping supplies list will be very comparable. Differences and variations will generally depend upon the severity and length of time you anticipate for your emergency scenario. Long term emergencies and outdoor explorations will require, in addition to this list, more extensive planning and provisioning. Your skill level and knowledge set for survival techniques and resourcefulness will also play a big role in determining your needs.
Image | Precious Metals: The Calculated Gamble
Precious Metals: The Calculated Gamble
 PREVIEW
by John Michael Greer

Executive Summary

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If you have not yet read Part I: Precious Metals: The Unseen Risks, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

As I discussed in last month’s subscribers-only article, “Face First into the Limits to Growth,” the crisis faced by the global economy in the years immediately ahead of us is not primarily economic in nature. The explosive economic growth that reshaped the world over the last three centuries or so was made possible by the discovery of a few simple gateway technologies that gave humanity access to vast amounts of cheap, highly concentrated energy in the form of fossil fuels.

Precious Metals: The Calculated Gamble
 PREVIEW by John Michael Greer

Executive Summary

  • B1
  • B2
  • B3
  • B4

If you have not yet read Part I: Precious Metals: The Unseen Risks, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

As I discussed in last month’s subscribers-only article, “Face First into the Limits to Growth,” the crisis faced by the global economy in the years immediately ahead of us is not primarily economic in nature. The explosive economic growth that reshaped the world over the last three centuries or so was made possible by the discovery of a few simple gateway technologies that gave humanity access to vast amounts of cheap, highly concentrated energy in the form of fossil fuels.

Image | Precious Metals: The Unseen Risks
Precious Metals: The Unseen Risks
by John Michael Greer

Precious metals have been a core investment vehicle for very good reasons since before the beginning of recorded history.  In periods of crisis, by and large, precious metals – especially gold – maintain their value to a much greater degree than other media of exchange.  In times of complete political and social collapse, in turn, precious metals – again, especially gold – are often accepted in exchange for goods and services when nothing else has any exchange value at all.
Precious Metals: The Unseen Risks
 by John Michael Greer

Precious metals have been a core investment vehicle for very good reasons since before the beginning of recorded history.  In periods of crisis, by and large, precious metals – especially gold – maintain their value to a much greater degree than other media of exchange.  In times of complete political and social collapse, in turn, precious metals – again, especially gold – are often accepted in exchange for goods and services when nothing else has any exchange value at all.
Image | Nettle Cordage Tutorial
Nettle Cordage Tutorial
by JW

A great introduction to the bushcraft skill of using the stem fibers of the nettle plant to make natural cordage.

http://www.naturessecretlarder.co.uk/bushcraft-tutorials/nettle-corgage-tutorial_1.htm

Nettle Cordage Tutorial
 by JW

A great introduction to the bushcraft skill of using the stem fibers of the nettle plant to make natural cordage.

http://www.naturessecretlarder.co.uk/bushcraft-tutorials/nettle-corgage-tutorial_1.htm

Image | Say Goodbye to the Purchasing Power of the Dollar
Say Goodbye to the Purchasing Power of the Dollar
by Adam Taggart

On a long solo car trip this past weekend, I downloaded several podcasts to listen to as the miles passed. One was a classic: The Invention of Money, originally released by NPR's Planet Money team back in January of 2011. I highly recommend listening (or re-listening) to it in full.

The podcast is a great reminder of how any currency in a monetary system is a fabricated construct. A simpler way to explain this is to say it has value simply because we believe it does.

Say Goodbye to the Purchasing Power of the Dollar
 by Adam Taggart

On a long solo car trip this past weekend, I downloaded several podcasts to listen to as the miles passed. One was a classic: The Invention of Money, originally released by NPR's Planet Money team back in January of 2011. I highly recommend listening (or re-listening) to it in full.

The podcast is a great reminder of how any currency in a monetary system is a fabricated construct. A simpler way to explain this is to say it has value simply because we believe it does.

Image | John Doody: The Falling Knife of Mining Stocks Has Hit the Floor
John Doody: The Falling Knife of Mining Stocks Has Hit the Floor
by Chris Martenson

Look across the universe of equities these days and it's hard to find a stock sector more thoroughly hated by investors than precious metals mining companies.

They are supposed to act as leveraged investments on the price of the precious metals. However, on average, the sector has underperformed the price action in gold in silver over the past several years. In fact, many miners have been absolute widowmakers.

On top of that, as the stock market has powered to new highs over recent months, many miners and mining indexes have sunk to multi-year lows.

What gives?
John Doody: The Falling Knife of Mining Stocks Has Hit the Floor
 by Chris Martenson

Look across the universe of equities these days and it's hard to find a stock sector more thoroughly hated by investors than precious metals mining companies.

They are supposed to act as leveraged investments on the price of the precious metals. However, on average, the sector has underperformed the price action in gold in silver over the past several years. In fact, many miners have been absolute widowmakers.

On top of that, as the stock market has powered to new highs over recent months, many miners and mining indexes have sunk to multi-year lows.

What gives?
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