A Better Tomorrow

I believe climate change is both anthropogenic and natural. Nature natural does what it has been doing for billions of years and with the advance of technology we have altered some change to the climate. The introduction to green house into the atmosphere is one example and also the burning of fossils fuel into the air.

The media has portrayed the climate change as something of a big deal but kind of blame the people for this change. Bid industries year round waste more energy and dumb more waste in are atmosphere then some small cities. Also the media has used this climate change as a marketing scheme, using “going green” as a focal point. People are becoming sick of the “going green” market scheme. It is pricier and in some cases less effective. I think better educating students at a younger age and informing them of what a healthy lifestyle entitle s will better help the earth in the future.

With how much technology we really have in our grasp I hope there is a better tomorrow for my children and grandchildren. Knowing where we have gone wrong and improving on our mistakes is key to helping the future.    

Introducing Eucalyptus Trees

Eucalyptus trees are located in the tropic and subtropical regions. There about 700 different species of eucalyptus trees and most are native to the Australia.

The benefits of this technology are that we can now have a certain plant be growing all year round and not have to worry when it is in season. Secondly we would have a substantial more amount of forest and oil’s.
Some potential intrinsic concerns are that tree does not belong in some ecosystems; the tree requires a lot of water. It being place somewhere temporarily is not a bad idea.

Some potential extrinsic concerns are that the eucalyptus will be an invasive species to new ecosystems. It can dry up different locations and cause other species to suffer who would normally thrive on that particular ecosystem.

I do not believe there are reasonable steps to take to mitigate these risks. It is pretty hard to actually tell the outcome of introducing these species into an ecosystem. You can take some precautions but you will never really know the outcome until you actually introduce it.  

Depending on the situation of the ecosystem the benefits weigh themselves base on the outcome, if get what was accomplished then you benefit but if you don’t succeed then you lose a lot. It is either a win-win or a lose-lose situation.  

ECHO Experience

This past week I went to ECHO located in North Fort Myers, Florida. I thought it was a very interesting place to go. It was cool to see all the research being done to help others with growing vegetation and help with land quality. 

While on the trip I thought the rice filed really stand out to me. Being Spanish rice is a big part of my culture so it was interesting to see how it is grown.

American agriculture is very commercial and factory driven. In American we are given a lot of land and have a lot of places were vegetation is habitable. In other places they have to compromise with what they have even if it is impossible to grow anything. 

I believe most of the work ECHO does is for developing country's. They are able to analyze whats being done now and help find easier ways for these people to live. Appropriate Technology considers all different aspects of life such as culture, social and ethical aspects, and even environmental aspects and using these things to help developing countries.

I would consider volunteering my time at ECHO they have a good structure and a great idea.