Posted
on November 10, 2015
Science
is one of the best tools we have for making life better.
Unfortunately,
humanity has used many scientific discoveries and technological
inventions in ways that have made the environment worse and the world
less safe. Thousands of nuclear bombs sitting around... Oil spills... Burning fossil fuels creating smog and global climate
change... These are just a very few on the highlight reel of
humankind's negative impact on the world.
Some
people look at these grim results of science and technology and wring
their hands about science itself. They blame inventions and
technology rather than overpopulation, the drive to dominate land and
resources, and profit-driven short-term thinking.
The
cure for bad use of science isn't wringing hands and bemoaning
science...it's better, more mature use of science, and it's even more
science.
The
United Nations created this day to urge people to use science on
behalf of peace and to come up with innovative technologies to make a
sustainable future!
Here
are a few resources for you to enjoy the day:
- A Dartmouth website gives us a simple list of ideas to living a more sustainable life. (You will have to generalize some of it – since we are not all Dartmouth students!)
- This 12-Step list goes into more details about each suggestion for living sustainably.
- Tree Hugger gives ideas for packing lunches sustainably.
- Did you know that kids are using Minecraft to design a more sustainable world?
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on this date:
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