Monday, November 29, 2010

DESIGN IN SOCIETY: Green Technology



One example of a utopian design that aims to improve society is the designs of green technology, such as solar powered houses, electric cars, and other environmentally friendly technology.  Products such as these aims to improve society because they are made with the intention of reducing carbon emissions and greenhouse gases, and work with nature rather than against it.  These designs are meant to reduce the negative impact that human’s involvement in the environment, such as pollution and waste.  Usually they are made to be recyclable or reusable.  One of the main goals of green technology is to create sustainable designs that are able to fulfill the needs of modern society, but to do it in a way that does not damage or deplete the Earth’s natural resources.  This technology also seeks to find an energy source that is renewable, by employing natural elements such as solar power, wood, and water as a means for energy production.  Green technology not only aims to reduce the amount carbon emissions given off by society presently, but also to remedy at least some of the damage that has already been done to the environment.  With issues such as global warming and the depletion of the O-Zone layer posing such a risk to the Earth, it is extremely important that society works together towards the conservation of our Earth by trying to find alternative fuel sources and work hard to reduce our carbon footprints. 

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