Unsustainable Course Unsustainable Course with Technologywith Technology

Joe PalladinoJoe Palladino

Khalfan Mohamed Saqer Saif AlmehairbiKhalfan Mohamed Saqer Saif Almehairbi

Abdalla Saleh Al MazookqiAbdalla Saleh Al Mazookqi

Bashayer Saad A AldakkanBashayer Saad A Aldakkan

BashayerBashayer

Joe’s Most Important Joe’s Most Important Things In LifeThings In Life

Personal-Personal- To have a successful life and be able to provide for my family To have a successful life and be able to provide for my family

Social-Social- To have a great wife and kids, and also keep in touch with my To have a great wife and kids, and also keep in touch with my close friends from High School and Collegeclose friends from High School and College

Material-Material- To have my own house big enough for my family in a To have my own house big enough for my family in a suburban areasuburban area

Work/Occupation- Work/Occupation- To be an engineer in a field that I enjoy working on To be an engineer in a field that I enjoy working on everydayeveryday

Recreation- Recreation- Coaching my son’s baseball teams, and fishing with my Coaching my son’s baseball teams, and fishing with my friends frequentlyfriends frequently

Political- Political- Be active and up to date with the actions of both local and Be active and up to date with the actions of both local and national governmentnational government

America’s Paper ProductionAmerica’s Paper Production

Americans use paper everyday, whether it be through mail, work, school, or recreation, it is a huge part of our livesAmericans use paper everyday, whether it be through mail, work, school, or recreation, it is a huge part of our lives

North America consumes more paper per capita (500 lbs) annually, than anyone else in the world. North America consumes more paper per capita (500 lbs) annually, than anyone else in the world.

Paper production has the third highest energy usage of all the manufacturing industries (12% of energy of all sectors)Paper production has the third highest energy usage of all the manufacturing industries (12% of energy of all sectors)

Paper makes up 16% of all landfill waste which when decomposed it releases a methane gasPaper makes up 16% of all landfill waste which when decomposed it releases a methane gas

Methane gas is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide Methane gas is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide

More than half of the world’s original forest is goneMore than half of the world’s original forest is gone

Every year we lose abut 32 million acres of forest globally. Every year we lose abut 32 million acres of forest globally.

We are not replanting at a rate fast enough to sustain such production We are not replanting at a rate fast enough to sustain such production

http://forestethics.org/paper-the-facts

Khalfan’s life Khalfan’s life

Personal: I want to live happy and make the Personal: I want to live happy and make the impossible, possible.impossible, possible.

Social Life: Stay in touch with my family and have Social Life: Stay in touch with my family and have a family of my own.a family of my own.

Material Life: I want to keep up with new Material Life: I want to keep up with new technology.technology.

Work: I want to have a good time and apply what Work: I want to have a good time and apply what I have learned.I have learned.

Recreation: Playing volleyball and horse riding.Recreation: Playing volleyball and horse riding.

Political life: Stay up to date with government.Political life: Stay up to date with government.

Oil ConsumptionOil Consumption

Oil is the unsustainable resource that we rely on.Oil is the unsustainable resource that we rely on.

It is used mainly for industrial processes, transportation, It is used mainly for industrial processes, transportation, residential and electricity.residential and electricity.

The United States consumed a total of 6.87 billion The United States consumed a total of 6.87 billion barrels (18.83 million barrels per day) in 2011.barrels (18.83 million barrels per day) in 2011.

Environmental pollution, Depleting ozone layer and Environmental pollution, Depleting ozone layer and increased CO2 emissions.increased CO2 emissions.

http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=33&t=6

Most important things: Most important things:

Personal: to accomplish all the goals that I Personal: to accomplish all the goals that I have planned for, make my family and parents have planned for, make my family and parents proud, and giving back to the society by proud, and giving back to the society by making a positive difference. making a positive difference.

Social life: to stay around my family as long as Social life: to stay around my family as long as possible.possible.

Work: A job that I really enjoy doing, Work: A job that I really enjoy doing,

Recreation: Learn foreign languages, travel, Recreation: Learn foreign languages, travel, visit new places and meeting new people, visit new places and meeting new people, music.music.

Sustainable Sustainable EnergyEnergy Energy is the key aspect of Energy is the key aspect of

sustainable development.sustainable development.

Sustainable EnergySustainable Energy

the three most important global the three most important global problems: the provision of sustainable problems: the provision of sustainable energy, the provision of affordable energy, the provision of affordable medicines, and the improvement of medicines, and the improvement of water efficiency in agriculture.water efficiency in agriculture.

The present energy system is mainly The present energy system is mainly based on fossil fuels.based on fossil fuels.

Sustainable EnergySustainable Energy• This trend is unsustainable because of:This trend is unsustainable because of:

threats of man-made climate change by threats of man-made climate change by greenhouse gas emissions,greenhouse gas emissions,

the rapid depletion of fossil fuels. the rapid depletion of fossil fuels.

rising energy prices due to increasing rising energy prices due to increasing demanddemand

http://www.gtinitiative.org/documents/http://www.gtinitiative.org/documents/PDFFINALS/8Technology.pdfPDFFINALS/8Technology.pdf

Sustainable EnergySustainable Energy

The average household spent The average household spent $1,800 on non-transportation related $1,800 on non-transportation related energy use in 2005.energy use in 2005.

Of that, about $1,122 was spent on Of that, about $1,122 was spent on electricity, $471 on natural gas and electricity, $471 on natural gas and $115 on fuel oil.$115 on fuel oil.

http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=22545index.php?Article_ID=22545

Sustainable EnergySustainable Energy

Many of the environmental problems Many of the environmental problems we face face today result from our we face face today result from our fossil fuel dependence. fossil fuel dependence.

These impacts include global These impacts include global warming, air quality deterioration, oil warming, air quality deterioration, oil spills, and acid rain.spills, and acid rain.

Abdalla’s career goalsAbdalla’s career goals

--My career goal My career goal iis to be a mechanical s to be a mechanical

engineer for a nuclear cooperation company engineer for a nuclear cooperation company

back in United Arab Emirates , and the back in United Arab Emirates , and the

company name is (ENEC) which stands for company name is (ENEC) which stands for

Emirates Nuclear Energy Cooperation.Emirates Nuclear Energy Cooperation.

- - Social life Social life : : is to have a great job in the is to have a great job in the

future, to built a family, and be in touch with future, to built a family, and be in touch with

the world.the world.

Going through two main causesGoing through two main causes..

- Global Warming.- Global Warming.

- Pollution.- Pollution.

Effects on the environment .Effects on the environment .

- Global Warming : causes high - Global Warming : causes high temperature, iceberg breakaway, temperature, iceberg breakaway, hurricanes, and increase precipitation.hurricanes, and increase precipitation.

- Pollution : damage the ozone layer, - Pollution : damage the ozone layer, dangerous for all living things on the dangerous for all living things on the planet. planet.

Non-renewable resources.Non-renewable resources.- We as people must develop and create new - We as people must develop and create new resources to prevent non-renewable resources resources to prevent non-renewable resources from extinction.from extinction.

- Building new resources.- Building new resources.