1. The Unsustainable Course of Technology Corey Tokar, Austin Sigler, Robert Patrick, Rashid Alsuwaidi

2. Austin Sigler’s Life Spiritual and mental stability Close friends and family Enough money to provide for a family, travel, and other activities to maintain happiness Either in the military or working for the government in some way Travel, sports, fishing, hiking, spending quality time with the people I care about most Maintain involved politically by knowing issues and the truth behind whatever the politicians say

3. Habitat Destruction Leads to extinction of species due to lack of biodiversity and constraining livable conditions High human population densities limit the carrying capacity of native species Total amount of tropical rainforest has dropped from an estimated origional 16 million square kilometers to nine Land often cleared for agriculture is most affected because of the need to feed overpopulation Pollution Land destroyed for mining, logging, and urbanization Population increase unsustainable because demands more resources, food, and energy that nature cannot provide

4. Personal Goals/Expectations: Robert Patrick a)State of Mind I don’t want to have to stress too much over issues like money b)Social Life Have a family and good friends c)Material Life Enough things to live in relative comfort d)Work/occupation Stable, well-paying job in the nuclear engineering field e)Recreation Have time to do things I enjoy f)Political Life No involvement outside of participation through voting

5. Technology and Overpopulation Current world population is close to 7 billion Growing at about 80 million per year Restrictions on population growth are being eliminated by technology Resources are being depleted Current growth rate is unsustainable Source: http://skeptikai.com/2011/10/27/world-population-and-the-7th- billion/http://skeptikai.com/2011/10/27/world-population-and-the-7th- billion/

6. Personal Description – Want to maintain my hardworking, caring, easy- going, fun personality Family and Friends – Looking for a moderately sized family and true friends Hobbies – Continue playing sports, flying, playing guitar, hanging out with friends Material Life – Stay up to date on the latest electronics and have the best technology that is available Work Occupation – Will hopefully work for military designing UAV’s or for Boeing Future Career Goals – Want to pursue something that produces an excellent source of income Life Beliefs – Stay true to my Republican politics and Catholic faith Personal Dream – Always dreamed of becoming a NFL Pro Football Kicker and making lots of money

7.  Producing new technology relies heavily on fossil fuels  Fossil fuels are being used today more than ever before  Burning of these fuels lead to high levels of CO2 release  Leads to high levels of pollution and is harmful to environment  Need to find alternatives to power technology advancement http://crc.nv.gov/docs/w orld%20fossil%20reserves. pdf http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Fossil_fuels

8. United Arab Emirates Civil Engineering Hobbies: Fishing Horse Ridding Spiritual and mental stability Have a very good social life and a great relation ship with my family members.

9.  Vampire Power is the small amount of energy that electronics use when they are off which can add up! Its estimated that 5% of electricity in the U.S is wasted on products that are turned off.  Estimated average cost of money wasted on vampire power is 10 billions a year enough money to shut down 30 coal plants.

10.  Unplug your devices when not in use.  Use the other off switches.  Buy “smart” power strips or unplug chargers when not in use.  Buy Energy Star qualified electronics.