So something that has been on my mind for a while is the catch 22 that we get in when we want new technology to reduce waste and pollution but we also want more natural products and energies.
We live in a day and age when cell phones and computers and it's hard to imagine the world without them again.
Cell phones and computers contain metals that pollute landfills when they are not recycled.
Yet cell phones and computers reduce paper consumption and forest depletion.
When we think of travel we also should realize that cars ( even electric cars ) use more resources that say, a bicycle.
I don't think that we can be irrational and say that everyone needs to go back to the way things were 200 years ago and not use cars or consume electricity. ( some might argue with that. )
My opinion is that we need to mix and match technology with nature. I'm sure it's possible they can go hand in hand without ruining each other.
Now that we have them, people are always going to use cars, buses, trains and airplanes.
So we need to find ways of making all of the above without creating waste and pollution.
( not just the final product that does not create waste and pollution. )
It takes large machinery and tons of resources to create the roads and highways we drive on so we should invent new ways of making roads and making automobiles.
These are only ideas. I'm not saying I that I or anyone else has the perfect answer. But ideas and new ways of thinking are what helps us improve as a species.
Please leave comments with your thoughts on this matter.
And once again, thanks for reading !
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