Engaging with Green Technology

The Western existence of modernization, especially technological and industrial development, economic growth, material prosperity, urbanization, and democracy, has been built upon a long line of industrial capitalism, an economic system predicated on the accelerating extraction and consumption of fossil fuels for energy (Clark & York, 2005). A major unintended consequence of the use of fossil fuels is an increase in the average temperature of the earth; known as global warming or climate change. Recognizing and responding to climate change, arguably the most challenging social problem of the modern era (Giddens, 2009), thus poses a fundamental critique of continued modernization processes around the world (Freudenburg, 2003). Climate change is a major issue that affects all life across the

In today 's digital era, advancements are being made everywhere in attempt to change the world for the better. We as a society are trying to break through with technological discoveries, yet also try to cut down on our emitted green house gases; are both of these ambitions actually feasible, and can they cooperate with one another? Obviously the manufacturing and use of our internet-connected devices contribute to the overall pollution of the world, so no matter how efficient these devices are, there will always be room for improvement, however does their effect on our environment really play that large of a part? The intended goal for this paper is to deconstruct the 'meaning ' and overall effect behind an average North-American 's embodied greenhouse gases.

Modernism represents an optimistic view of human impact on the environment that has been the dominant viewpoint for the last 200 years. The knowledge that mankind holds the ability to control the environment heavily stresses why climate change is not such a problem to worry about. One of the core beliefs of the modernistic perspective is that people have no need to fear future environmental disaster because the next technological advancement that will prevent it is right around the corner. Furthermore, those who share this view do not include themselves in their image of the ecosystem, believing they are detached from it. Lastly, a laissez-faire approach is taken to environmental problems, focusing on progression through technology, stressing that as long as progress is made in this area all problems will be fixed. For a modernist, climate change is nothing to worry about. This may be a real situation, but it will be solved with advancements in technology before one’s way of life is changed. What people should be worrying about is ensuring a laissez faire approach to the market with sponsorship to new technologies. As a result of reusable energy technology already existing, modernists believe that the problem of climate change has been solved and without disrupting free market system these technologies will be further implemented. As long as there are people given the opportunity to innovate, some will focus on and ultimately solve the concern of climate change. The issue of

Climate change has slowly started to become a hot button issue in every aspect of our culture. Climbing its way out of just being topic of conversation between scientists to becoming a large debate in politics, finding its way into schools, social media, and almost everywhere else. This rise of conversation about climate change is a sparking a series of questions about our choices for the future. These four different articles will each invoke a different thought, having you reflect on three different questions: (1) Can the world’s energy needs to be feasibly met with renewable sources and, if so, how soon? (2) What is the environmental and economic role of natural gas (obtained through fracking of shale structures) as a bridge toward a sustainable future? And (3) to what extent can individual citizens create their own sustainable local communities that constrain the excesses of corporate capitalism?

New advancements in technology are coming out every single day, so this prediction should not be too far off. Furthermore, since a broader consciousness of the deteriorating state of the environment and a desire to preserve the planet has sprung up within this generation, I believe that more and more people will begin to seek out cleaner methods of living and traveling, such as driving low carbon vehicles, and emphasize harnessing energy in renewable, non-toxic fashions, like solar panels and windmills, especially if harsher natural disasters and deleterious changes in climate continue to remind us of the vulnerability of the

Throughout the course of the years, the world has been greatly affected by many detrimental factors. Many of these detrimental factors include fossil fuels and pollution are having a negative impact on our planet. Luckily, engineers have developed new and innovative technology that can potentially help lessen pollution and other detrimental factors. Green technology has the immense potential to generate a new method to help produce a less toxic environment ( What Is Green Technology ). Our world is slowly decaying as a result of our human actions everyday. Yet, what if specific technology could really help and change the world for the better? It is essential to develop new and efficient ways to help society fulfill their daily tasks and

The dependency on fossil fuel for energy has made an irrevocable imprint on this Earth that can affect our economy, climate, and the future of humankind. There is no debate that growing issues over pollution, deforestation, and conservation have been a perpetual concern for many global citizens. Now with the global accessibility of technology being employed for awareness, environmentalist have used this universal tool in helping to spread the knowledge of growing concerns regarding the destruction of the environment. They also, used this technology to aid in challenging and holding responsible many big corporations for the ruination of Earth’s natural resources. Environmentalist efforts such as spreading awareness, creating organizations, and policy making are helping to slow down and lessen the detrimental effects of global warming on the general public.

The United States of America produces the second highest rate of carbon dioxide emission per capita. We just barely trail China in this deadly race for energy that we call industrialization. “The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that, given the current trends, energy-related emissions will increase by seventy percent by 2050” (Rogers). At this rate our planet is doomed to become a wasteland. Investigations have shown that inconceivable catastrophic changes will take place if the global temperature continues to rise. The polar ice caps are already melting, which can lead to rising sea levels. In addition, extreme weather such as droughts, floods, and storms will become a huge problem. The world will become

Since the 1700 Industrial Revolution, carbon dioxide emissions have increased up to 34% in the atmosphere (Josef 1). With numbers still rising, the emissions could have a much more harmful effect on the Earth, causing serious problems in the long run. In fact, just between 2008 and 2012, the CO2 emissions have increased by 8.4% (“11 Facts about Global Warming 2). From just that increase in four years, the next four will be a wake up to reality for people to start conserving the Earth. Every year, human’s activities release about 37 billion metric tons (“35 Facts about Global Warming” 3). New machinery and buildings are going to keep popping up, rising the CO2 levels even more. Humans need to start minimizing their resources. “In the last three decades, the United States has had an average of 80% consumption of fossil fuels such as coal, gas, and oil; all of which contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases” (1). All of these emissions are human-based problems that can be decreased. The CO2 emissions each year will keep rising and no matter how helpful the resource are, it will damage the world eventually.

Ever since the human settlements and their population place pressure on the environment through the increasing demand for water, energy and land, and also through the production of wastes that includes greenhouse gas emission. These impacts can also be regard as direct, through the use of water, energy, and land, or indirect, through the production and distribution of goods and services that household consumes. There is evidence that our way of living and the direction of the development in today’s society are not considered ecologically sustainable. This essay is about exploring how we can use creative thinking to find a sustainable solution to a problem that we are

Our group includes Gia Anh, Tetsuro and me. At first, I thought that the topic could be too hard for us because this was not an easy topic to do, but now we have finally managed it like people usually said that every cloud has a silver lining. So now let me explain to you what does ecotechnology mean. Ecotechnology is an applied science that find a way to fulfill human needs while causing the

Climate change has been one of the most important challenges of human society in the modern era. With decades of study and preparation to stop or slow down the arrival of climate change and its consequences. Finding the solution to this problem was at one point at the top of many nations’ to do list, but now has slipped due to a few more current problems such as US stock market crash in 2008. Even as said problems have already been solved and part of the past, society and their governments have moved past caring for the environment in the way that they used to, but the problem is not going away and will only get worse the longer it is left to itself. A few industries are taking it upon themselves to redefine the industry they’re in, to a more environmentally friendly one, with a big one being the automobile industry. This is great in of itself, but only through the collaboration of all nations and its government can the world be able to avert the perilous consequences of climate change.

We live in the 21st century which has been called the “century of the environment”. Our nation’s leaders and individual citizens are coming to an understanding that we can not assume any longer that problems such as pollution, climate changes and the dwindling amount of natural resources can be put off for a future generation to deal with (Green Technology, 2010). There are many uses and reasons for green technology. However, with the use of green technology we can have a healthier, cleaner and possibly longer future. In this paper, I will be discussing just a few of those many uses.

“The American flag has gone through changes over time; those changes have made an impact on our country and made it what it is today.” Our earth is like the American flag, it is constantly changing, and one issue that affects our earth is global warming. We now live in an industrialized world which is filled with many new technologies that provide goods and services to us, provide us with energy and electricity and transportation. These new technological advances have made our lives much easier to live with. These technologies include things such as: factories, power plants, automobiles, etc… this has made the human population very dependent and accustomed to all of these technological advances. The use of technology requires the energy of

Green technology is not just something of the present; it has history and is going to play a big role in the future. “The term ‘technology’ refers to the application of knowledge for practical purposes.” (http://www.green-technology.org, 2010) With that being said, green technology is a method of products designed to protect our environment from toxins. We are living in the age of technology, but we are not living in the environmentally “cleanest” era. In the 21st century we need to look into the future and prepare for a cleaner environment with the impact of human involvement.