Abstract
The environment is fast degrading. Experts believe that in the nearest future, the environment will collapse, if the current rate of degradation continues. One of the main drivers of this degradation is believed to be technology. This has led to the widespread perception of technology as a curse rather than a blessing to the environment and humanity. This work agrees that technology is one of the main causes of environmental problems but disagrees that technology is a curse. Technology in itself is value-neutral; it is its usage that leads to bad or good consequences. It is the contention of these researchers, that technology when well driven could restore the health of the environment. Technology due to its wrong positioning in the past has caused environmental problems. It could be repositioned to foster environmental health in the future. Technology therefore, has the potential, to restore and heal what it has wounded, when properly driven.
Highlights
The environment is presently in a bad shape, leading to calls to all humans by environmentalists for a change in attitude towards the environment
It is believed that human activities are responsible for the degradation of the environment
Technology, by creating jobs for people have already elevated many from the poverty line. This means that technology by reducing poverty in the world is indirectly contributing to the resolution of environmental problems
Summary
The environment is presently in a bad shape, leading to calls to all humans by environmentalists for a change in attitude towards the environment. It is believed that human activities (industrial, agricultural, transportation, communication, mining, etc) are responsible for the degradation of the environment These activities are said to be responsible for climatic change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, biodiversity loss, rise in ocean acidity, increase in ocean noise and deforestation (Bisong 2018; Mendie & Eyo 2016). More damaging to water quality is the agricultural runoff of fertilizer, pesticides and animal wastes These run off to streams and rivers polluting them and thereby, making them unfit for aquatic lives. The major air pollutants include carbon monoxide, ozone, lead, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, particulate matter Most of these pollutants are from the burning of fossil fuels, like in coal-powered electric plants, in cars and trucks as well as during the processing of natural gas and oil. Waste products pollute the soil, rendering it unfit for plant and animal lives
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