Consider the impact of personal networking devices, in terms of the environment. What do you think are the biggest areas of immediate impact? How about long term impact?
In terms of the environment, personal devices have a negative impact. We need to remember that the creation of our devices are the result of synthetic products and that producing our technology has a high energy cost. The immediate impact is that our devices are made by man for man, and so the environment has no built-in ways to 'digest' the pollution of the toxins which come from the devices, even when properly recycled. This increases climate change and the depletion of natural resources. The long term impact of our devices, however, can be positive because of the easy access to information. Environmental issues can be shared and discussed by everyone through our personal networking devices from services such as Internet, e-mail, and social networking sites. Awareness by a few can be changed into awareness by the millions, and this is always the first step to change.
Yes this is all true. There are many materials used in the manufacture of our devices that are toxic to the environment. Recycling does alleviate some of the impact but does not completely reduce it.
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