ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND CARE OF THE ECOSYSTEM
Humans live in an era of constant change
and technological advances, technology
is important and necessary in our lives so many activities that were performed
by a human now are made by a machine or robot.
Technological advances harm and benefit the ecosystems and planet, that
is to say that it has advantages and disadvantages for the environment, for example:
the waste of technological activities pollute
the soil, air and water; on the other hand several companies, associations, scientists
and students concerned about the
environment have made environmentally friendly technologies and also they have created devices or systems that take care the
ecosystems.
The disadvantages and damages that technology causes in the environment are big, for example the air is polluted by people
when they used much electrical energy, because the greenhouse gases like sulfur
oxide and carbon dioxide increase and affect industrialized areas and agricultural areas,
where live thousands of animals that contribute to the balance of ecosystems, like
birds and insects that can be damaged by such gases. Technology also can damage
the soil and air due to the waste from
factories, industries and households are deposited by people in large lands
away from civilization, this garbage contaminate soil, air and water bodies
like seas and rivers. Currently several buildings and roads are built in
natural areas this cause soil desertification and extinction of some species.
But not all technology represents a risk to
ecosystems, technology also has benefits and advantages for the environment for
example: gadgets that use renewable energies are being invented by scientists; some
of this devices that no damage ecosystems are: cars, calculator, lamps, stoves
and heaters that work with solar energy; there are other devices that help to
care for environment but aren´t well known for example solar plugs, solar
backpacks and bags that allow charging various electronic devices like cell
phones, MP3 players, tablets and one of the most important: the solar cars, those
were invented in 1982 in Australia by Hans Tholstrup and Larry Perkins and now
the solar cars were being improved. Also technology can helps to conserve the
ecosystem with other technologies like: “LEED” that was invented by the Green
Building Council US. This system is about construction rules of construction of
buildings that includes: energy efficiency, use of alternative energies,
improve environmental quality and make efficient use of water.
In conclusion technology can be a threat
for ecosystems or an opportunity to care for and improve it, because there is a
relationship between ecosystems and technology unfortunately the technology
progresses and there is more pollution in the earth plant. My opinion is that
people should learn to use technology in a rational way to prevent damage to the
environment, because at present are invented new technological devices and
these gadgets are and will be part of our live.