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The debate over whether or not we should
focus more in conserving the environment than developing technology is always
heated one. Some argue that people nowadays are living in much more convenient ways
due to modern inventions such as the Internet, smartphones, and thus we
should invest more money in technology, while others argue that the benefits
the nature gives us cannot be replaced by any other resources. In a personal
perspective, for the most part, I would say that the conservation of the
environment must come first.
Admittedly, it is true that technology
helps us in many ways. Conveniences invented by modern technology make us
enable to do things which were impossible in the past century. The Internet, for
example, is a case in point. By using the Internet, people can not only get a
lot of information they need, but also share their opinions or knowledge with
others. As well as the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, we can also attend
online open lectures provided by prestigious universities. This is obviously
huge innovation which was once beyond our imagination. However, even though
technology has benefited us, when it comes to the environmental issues, we shouldn`t forget the dark side of technology.
Our fossil-fuel-driven civilization is
creating a profoundly altered planet, a planet where Sandy-scale flooding will
be more frequent and more destructive for the world`s coastal cities. The
combustion of fossil-fuel produces carbon dioxide, CO2, and other heat-trapping
gases which have warmed the earth by a full degree Fahrenheit and raised the
sea level by about eight inches. Scientists have pointed out that global
warming is the direct consequences of human activities such as driving cars, building
factories, and resultant deforestation. A number of species in the earth has
already disappeared and other species are following the same path. The environmental
issues including global warming and animal extinction should be dealt with
urgent, and these cannot be solved by modern technology as it is the main
culprit which caused today`s situation.
In conclusion, even though there are
obvious advantages the development of technology gives us, I believe that the conservation
of the environment is more important as technology cannot solve, but even
worsen the environmental issues.
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