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Technology is manmade to address human needs
Can the world sustain current economic growth?
Natural Greenhouse Effect warms Earth by 33C
Land degradation have been cumulative over time
World population may reach 1 trillion by 9000 CE
Earth is subject to all forces imposed by the universe
Plastic pollution is a very serious environmental issue
Global water movements spreads pollutants all over world
Climate changes are due to natural causes and human activities
The polluted air is not confined by regional or national boundaries
Effects of technology on the environment can be direct and indirect
Today’s technologies are collective products of thousands of people
Prior to 19th century almost all energy used by humans was renewable
Until 20th century, the knowledge on the environment was severely limited
Technologies acted as catalyst to change the social settings and structures
Environmental instrumentation science helps to collect reliable information
Human use of natural resources raises questions on their future availability
Overexploitation throughout the history resulted in extinction of many species
Environmental laws, rules, and regulations may be misinterpreted and misused
Technology is helping human activities from environmentally harmful practices
Humans need to learn living within the laws of the nature and the laws of universe
There are environmental activities in collaborative, cooperative, and good will manner
Voluntary and noncommercial organization constitute major environmental movements
Humans can no longer afford to deteriorate the environment and let the carpet slip below their feet
