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SM.a.r.t. Column: Food Water and Energy Part 1 of 3
Civilization, as we know it, requires many things, but the most critical and fundamental is an uninterrupted supply of three basic factors: food, clean water, and energy. If you have a steady supply of those (along with clean air) you can generally get …