Category: Timely Topics

The Problem President Obama has proposed opening up millions of jobs to replace some of the millions lost in the recession by pushing development in the field of green energy. This is an excellent proposal, if possible, since it would accomplish four desirable goals at the same time, namely: Help make the transition from a… Continue reading PRESIDENT OBAMA’S GREEN ENERGY JOBS

—THEY ARE CONNECTED, AND THERE IS A SOLUTION The future seems so hopeless. Most jobs are being filled by computers and robots or are being sent overseas where wages are low. Worse, there seems to be no way to reverse this process. The energy we use the most, oil and natural gas, is running out.… Continue reading SCARCITY OF JOBS, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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

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

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