Week 5 Question

Technology is definitively a nice option when considering solutions to our current environmental problems, however, it can be relied on too much. Market liberals who feel that we shouldn't worry about finding the answers to the environmental problems cite technology as the ultimate key to solving future dilemmas. In my opinion this would be foolish because it only addresses one part of the problem. As we can see now, efforts toward becoming more sustainable and environmentally friendly are being taken using alternative energy sources such as solar panels and hydroelectric energy but it takes a certain desire in order to install those types of new technologies. Some technology can be helpful and effective in controlling our impact on the environment but I don't feel that can completely clean up after us. Before sufficient progress can be made there must be a genuine willingness expressed toward improving our environment which requires a change in people's values. Honestly, despite the potential machines or instruments that can be invented for the purpose of caring for our environment I do not believe anything will be able to reduce the already entrenched footprint we have made on the planet, short of a disappearing machine. I think technology, if done responsibly, could be a very useful tool in bringing about environmental change but it will not save us if that is the only thought running through people's minds.