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World’s first solar-powered railway line now operating in the UK: Renewable power source may be cheaper than grid-derived electricity, say experts

September 11, 2020 -

The Wessex route was directly powered by solar energy supplied by a nearby solar farm near the town of Aldershot, Hampshire county. Solar power has been used before to power train. But the railway marks the first time power grids were completely bypassed.

Riding Sunbeams, a group of innovators who developed the solar-powered railway, said that a renewable energy source will not only be environmentally friendly – it also offers a more affordable alternative to fossil ...

Maine town becomes first to declare food sovereignty

March 11, 2011 - Maine town becomes first to declare food sovereignty

Friday, March 11, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writerTags: food freedom, Maine, health news

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Safety first: Tips for stocking your First Aid kit before SHTF

March 06, 2019 -

Create and customize your own first aid kit

You might think that the basic first aid kit that you can purchase at your local pharmacy will be enough to treat any potential injuries in a survival situation, but different people can have different medical needs. This is why it is generally a wiser decision to create your own first aid kit that you can customize to suit your own specific health needs, as opposed to just relying on a standard first aid kit. Think about what a basic ...

Greta Thunberg laments ‘overcrowded’ train, German railway reveals she had first class seat

December 19, 2019 -

(Article by Chris Menahan republished from Infowars.com)

“Traveling on overcrowded trains through Germany,” Thunberg said. “And I’m finally on my way home!”

https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1205969006982815751

The railway, Deutsche Bahn, responded with a tweet of their own, saying: “We were pleased that you were on the ICE 74 with us on Saturday, and with 100 percent green electricity.”

“It would have been even nicer had you acknowledged ...

Small West Yorkshire town aims to be first town with food self-sufficiency by growing all its own vegetables

June 26, 2012 - Small West Yorkshire town aims to be first town with food self-sufficiency by growing all its own vegetables

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 by: PF LouisTags: self-sufficiency, food, town

Local agricultural sustainability seeds elsewhere

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America’s first 3D-printed neighborhood to be built in California

April 05, 2021 -

The $15 million project, a collaboration between real estate group Palari and construction technology company Mighty Buildings, will transform a five-acre parcel of land in Rancho Mirage into a planned community of 15 3D-printed, eco-friendly homes.

"This will be the first on-the-ground actualization of our vision for the future of housing," Alexey Dubov, Mighty Buildings' co-founder and chief operating officer, said.3D-Printed houses are faster to build

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First 3D-printed house made of raw earth built in Italy

June 20, 2022 -

It was a collaboration between Mario Cucinella Architects (MC A) and WASP, which both specialize in 3D printing.

The circular housing prototype is called TECLA – from the combination of the words technology and clay. It maximizes the traditional yield of raw earth through digital fabrication.

According to Mario Cucinella, this prototype represents "a paradigm shift in the field of architecture, meeting the needs of people and finding an answer for the 'earth' within ...

StorableOrganics.com launches world's first line of organic, non-GMO survival superfoods

a long time ago - StorableOrganics.com launches world's first line of organic, non-GMO survival superfoods

Superfoods will keep you alive, but junk foods might kill you

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Superbug apocalypse rapidly approaching as nearly one-quarter of infections now UNTREATABLE with first line antibiotics

June 01, 2017 -

As part of the study, a team of researchers looked at databases with records of nearly 252,000 adult patients treated between 2011 and 2015. The patients received a single class of antibiotics -- such as beta-lactam, macrolide, tetracycline, or fluoroquinolone -- following a health care visit for community-acquired pneumonia. The scientists defined treatment failure based on the following factors: antibiotic refill, antibiotic switch, emergency department visit, and 30-day hospitalization ...

Arabian cattle cult built ancient monuments over 2,500 years before Stonehenge, study suggests

May 08, 2021 -

Researchers from the University of Western Australia arrived at this conclusion after excavating the site in northwestern Saudi Arabia. They uncovered cattle horns and skulls in one mustatil, suggesting that ancient Arabians might have used cattle fragments as ritual offerings.

Based on the age of the skulls, the researchers posited that mustatils were built between 5300 and 5000 B.C. This would make the monuments the earliest large-scale, ritual site anywhere in the world, ...

Read this first BEFORE you buy pre-washed vegetables

February 12, 2019 -

THMs, such as chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and bromoform, are a group of chemicals that can be found in public water supplies. They are formed from water treatment and are the byproduct of chlorine reacting with the different organic and inorganic substances that are already present in the water. These compounds can be absorbed by various types of foods, such as pre-washed, fresh vegetables. They can go through the human bloodstream through digestion....

Sedgwick, Maine is first town to declare total food sovereignty, opposing state and federal laws

March 25, 2013 - Sedgwick, Maine is first town to declare total food sovereignty, opposing state and federal laws

Monday, March 25, 2013 by: J. D. HeyesTags: Sedgwick, food freedom, federal laws

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It took 10 years to prove: First exoplanet finally confirmed

July 20, 2019 -

The newly confirmed planet is called Kepler-165b. Situated very close to its parent star, it completes one revolution in less than four Earth days.

For years, Kepler-165b frustrated attempts to categorize it. The researchers who discovered it designated it a potential exoplanet. Doubts later set in as other researchers went over the same data. Many suspected that the exoplanet candidate did not exist.

Finally, a recent study showed that Kepler-165b is a gas giant....

South Korea declares first bird flu outbreak in three years

November 28, 2006 - South Korea declares first bird flu outbreak in three years

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 by: Jerome DouglasTags: H5N1, bird flu, avian fluSouth Korea's Agriculture Ministry said earlier this week it suspected bird flu had killed 6,000 chickens at a farm in the southwest of the country that lies on a path for migratory birds. A Ministry official said "It is the H5N1 strain" after seeing test results from the suspected case.After the results were reported, the Agriculture ...

Homeowner’s guide to building firebreaks: Your property’s first line of defense during wildfire season

August 21, 2025 -

The assumption that wildfires are a problem only for people in other states is a dangerous one.

For too long, residents in suburban and rural areas across the Midwest, South and East have watched Western wildfires on the news with a detached sense of safety. That safety is an illusion.

The reality is starkly different. Wildfires have torn through neighborhoods in Tennessee, scorched ranchlands in Texas and threatened homes in the Midwest....

When antibiotics are unavailable, natural ANTIMICROBIAL compounds become essential first line defenses against infection

April 02, 2025 -

Ten antimicrobials that protect humans from infection, from bacteria to fungus

In an era where the fragility of global supply chains is increasingly evident, the looming threat of a survival scenario has many people revisiting ancient herbal wisdom. As medical supplies dwindle or become inaccessible, the age-old practice of foraging for natural antibiotics emerges as a vital skill. From the battlefields of ancient Greece to the trenches of World War I, humans ...

Health lifestyle changes are being used by many parents as first-line ADHD treatment

January 26, 2012 - Health lifestyle changes are being used by many parents as first-line ADHD treatment

Thursday, January 26, 2012 by: Raw MichelleTags: ADHD, lifestyle, parents

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Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine amid military modernization and buildup meant to deter a Chinese invasion

October 01, 2023 -

On Thursday, Sept. 28, the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) christened the Hai Kun, the first of at least eight new submarines to be borne from its Indigenous Defense Submarine program. (Related: Reports: Advanced Chinese nuclear submarine crashed in Taiwan Strait.)

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch ceremony in the southern port city of Kaohsiung. The ROCN briefly explained that Hai Kun describes a mythical giant flying fish popular in classical ...

The world’s first cold-weather body decomposition farm to be built at Northern Michigan University

May 13, 2017 -

The school has issued a statement about the up-and-coming research facility: “Relatively little information exists on the effects of freezing and thawing on human decomposition. NMU students and faculty will conduct this pioneering research in varying conditions and scenarios, creating the baseline data so critical to the quickly advancing field of forensic anthropology.”

Alan McEvoy, Head of the Anthropology Department at NMU, told MichiganRadio.org that the body farm was ...

Prepping before SHTF: 16 Items for your survival first aid kit

March 01, 2022 -

The same survival first aid kit will also be useful if someone gets hurts when the whole family has to bug out after SHTF. (h/t to JustPlainCooking.ca)

Some non-preppers who are overwhelmed with preparing their own first aid kit may end up buying a ready-made kit, but these kits often include items that you don't really need or may not have enough items for long-term use.

It's better to sit down and make a list of items that are useful and versatile so you don't ...