Author: kara

The Problem Some people would like to extend man’s history of exploration within the solar system to exploring and colonizing the stars. This next step is necessary for man’s future, they argue. The argument they propose is that mankind does not know how to maintain a sustainable civilization. Over the long haul, a sustainable civilization… Continue reading AQUATER PAPER NO. 8 THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR MANKIND

The Problem This is a critical time for humans on earth. Specifically: We are polluting the air and changing the climate. We are running out of the energy we use the most (oil and gas) We are running out of jobs for the coming generation. We are gradually using up our retirement funds (social security,… Continue reading AQUATER PAPER NO. 6 THE FINAL SOLUTION TO MAN’S POPULATION PROBLEM

The Problem The population of earth has reached the point where some ecological zones are being damaged by the shear burden of the population it must support. Efforts to establish a sustainable work and living environment are being stymied by the need to support the existing population in the current living space. A tentative plan… Continue reading AQUATER PAPER NO 10-WORKING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY

The Problem Because we are living longer and longer, we (or our employers) are not making enough retirement payments during our working lifetimes to cover our retirement incomes after we retire until we die. Until recently, this problem was not important, because there were many workers for each retiree, so the shortfall in one generation’s… Continue reading AQUATER2050 PAPER NO. 4 THE GRADUAL USING UP OF OUR RETIREMENT FUNDS

Cornered– Decisions made by the twentieth century generation have pushed the twenty-first century generation into a difficult and uncomfortable corner. The twentieth century generation was unaware of the problems they were creating, but they created them nonetheless. Let us consider the corner the people of the twenty-first generation is in. They are running out of… Continue reading AQUATER PAPER NO. 9 THE MODERN GENERATION: CORNERED–BUT NOT CAPTURED. THE LOW-TECH SOLUTION