1. Sustainability of Technology
Sydney Sheilds
Ahmed Almazrooei
Sean Cavanaugh
Ankith Bhat

2. Sean Cavanaugh Personal Goal: Live a satisfying life
Social Goal: Maintain and build friendships
Material Life: Avoid debt when possible, live comfortably
Work: Find a career that I genuinely enjoy, whatever it may be
Recreation: Running, music, gaming

3. Sydney Sheilds Personal goal: Have success in life
Work: Have a career in Mechanical Engineering
Life: Have a family and live in PA
Recreation: Travel
Political: Stay educated and updated with the all government events and actions

4. Ahmed Almazrooei
Personal goal: Have a happy, successful life and to be remembered as a good person
Social goals: Have a large family and to stay in touch with friends
Work: To become a chemical engineer and get a leading position in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Recreation: Skiing and scuba diving

5. Ankith Bhat
Personal goals: I wish to attain internal content and happiness with the way I live my life.
Social Life: Have a long lasting circle of friends and raise a good family.
Material life: Own a beachfront mansion in a tropical island (private pool included). I also would love to own my favourite cars.However I am not excessively driven by material desires.
Work: Either be a successful Chemical Engineer or be a General Practitioner.
Recreation: Swimming
Political Life: I never wanted to dip my feet in political waters.

6. Unsustainable Course with Technology - Meat Industry
Terribly inefficient
Hundreds of kilograms of grain -> 1 kilogram of cattle meat
Even worse in poorer countries
Harms environment on several fronts
Tremendous resources to grow food for cattle
Waste from animals produces methane
Land must be cleared for pastures
Population growth (especially in developing world) adds to problem
Over half of pollution from developing world
Lack of regulations -> environmental damage
Environmental impact of the meat industry affects me because I need to try to be conscious of the sources and quantity of meat I eat

7. Unsustainable Course with Technology Air Pollution by motor vehicles
Air pollution affects society’s health and the environment
A main source of air pollution is done by motor vehicles
Manufacturing, refueling, and operating of vehicles contribute to pollution
Hydrocarbons can cause respiratory problems
Nitrogen oxide weakens immune systems
Carbon monoxide creates a barrier in one’s system that blocks oxygen
Toxic substances can cause cancer
Carbon dioxide is a cause for climate change
Nitrogen oxides cause “ground level ozone” and “particulate matter”
Ground level ozone is a gas formed above the earth’s surface
Particulate matter are hazardous particles
Air pollution by motor vehicles affects me personally because I drive a car and must be conscious of how much I contribute to the problem

8. Unsustainable Course with Technology Electronic waste (E-waste)
E-waste is applied to electronic equipment that is near or at the end of its useful life.
In many western countries cell phones, computers, TVs and other electronic appliances are the fastest growing waste stream. How?
A new electronic comes out and we buy it, but we don't get rid of our older one correctly
E-waste represent 2% of America's trash in landfills, but it equals 70% of toxic waste
It is hard to recycle e-waste because they contain materials that render them hazardous, like:
Lead: Causes brain damage in children.
Mercury: Toxic in very low doses and causes brain and kidney damage.

9. Unsustainable course with technology-Chemical waste
Chemical waste is probably one of the most feared types of pollution.
Accumulation can have disastrous side effects.
Exponential demand for new technology and products increased production of non biodegradable materials
Landfills getting bigger, soil polluted-plants, animals take up toxic particles.
Greenhouse effect melting polar ice caps-coastlines flooding
Release of noxious fumes and particles causing rare diseases in humans.
Chernobyl,Bhopal,Fukushima-results of our actions.
We may not even have a world to live in!!!
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