AQUATER2050 PAPER NO. 2 The Problem The energy requirement of earth’s people is large and growing ever larger as population and demand per person increases. In the past, it was easily satisfied by hydroelectric, nuclear and fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal). But hydro sites are used up. Nuclear power has certain safety problems… Continue reading ENERGY SCARCITY AND NEW OPTIONS-Aquater Paper No. 2
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NEW JOBS FOR THE COMING GENERATION-Aquater Paper No. 3
AQUATER PAPER NO. 3 The Problem Fourteen million jobs were lost in the U.S. alone in the recent recession. Many millions more were lost worldwide. Millions of new students are graduated each year world wide requiring new jobs. Millions of unemployed and underemployed worldwide are also searching for work. It is important to ask if… Continue reading NEW JOBS FOR THE COMING GENERATION-Aquater Paper No. 3
EMISSIONS RULES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
The Problem An enormous political conflict is currently under way over auto and truck emission and fuel economy rules and climate change because the Obama administration is crafting a new set of these rules and regulations. The battle, as always, rages between the automakers and oil and coal companies (which will be called industrialists here),… Continue reading EMISSIONS RULES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
SOLUTIONS FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS OF OUR TIMES Aquater Paper No. 0
Aquater Paper No. 0 The Problems 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… Continue reading SOLUTIONS FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS OF OUR TIMES Aquater Paper No. 0
ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR JAPAN NOW
The Problem Certain nations of the earth, such as Japan and Indonesia, have a special combination of problems that makes obtaining energy extremely difficult. Specifically: They can be subject to extremely large (>7.0) earthquakes and accompanying tsunamis that, as recent events have shown, make nuclear power plants vulnerable to crippling damage and resulting escape of… Continue reading ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR JAPAN NOW