Sustainability is "the capacity to endure" [1]. Also, sustainability creates and maintains the relationship between nature and humans in harmony fulfilling the social and economic conditions of present and future generations [2]. For humans, it is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, meaning a human is responsible for planning and managing their resources. "The degree of human progress toward sustainability will depend upon the continuation of innovation toward greener technologies, economic incentives, consumer incentives, and sustainable living" [1]. As mentioned in the first post, it is important to focus our attention on how to make our energy sources greener. If we want to sustain our planet with longevity, more incentives and technologies will have to be established. In essence, we want future generations to have a better life than us.
Furthermore, sustainability can be broken down into three components: environmental, economic, and social/cultural. The price of consuming energy the way we do currently could lead to bad environmental effects, like deforestation and rising sea levels. Economically, the budget continues to grow and the more expensive it is to maintain such habits we participate in now. Finally, humans will be affected if we do not start doing something soon. Those countries that are poor and ill educated will be the first population to decline slowly as the energy demand begins to rise. In order to protect these three things, we need to help make the world a more sustainable place.
--Brinnie
[1] Wikipedia, 2011. Sustainability. 08/24/2011. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability.
[2] Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2011. What is sustainability?. 8/24/2011. Retrieved from http://epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm.
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