Solar, wind, geothermal all possible for power/heat. Problems with the "Golden Hoard" in the event of any serious grid down scenario (but that can be mitigated with planning). Generally mild winters compared to your other choices. We've seen the weakness of their grid in a slightly worse than average winter storm. the survivalist writers James Wesley Rawles and Joel Skousen both recommend the region as a preferred locale for strategic relocation and for building. Some of the plains states have active nuke reactors that, in the event of a grid down, are absolutely going to go critical. Some of the plains states have nuke missiles and so are definitely going to be obliterated in the event of a hot war. Coal? Better stockpile it deep and early. Grid down, what are your plans on heating. Hunting is hard, there's a reason civilization sparked after farming was developed. So in the event of a grid down scenario, you would be boned. This book doesn't list the best golf courses. A number of years ago, I was listening to Alex Jones and he had Joel Skousen on to talk about his new book, Strategic Relocation.While most people consider where to move based on school district or work opportunities or whatever, this book was about locations that would be best for survival in a disaster scenario.
Skousen's recommendations are meant to help us avoid situations like we saw during and (more importantly) after Hurricane Katrina. A very short growing season and most everything has to be trucked, flown or floated in. Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2006.