QUESTIONS

• How can new technologies help the environment and address the sustainability of resources?

  reducing energy consumption
• Is paper a renewable resource?

  Yes
• What is meant by a radioactive half-life?

  the length of time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms to decay
• How is radioactive waste dealt with?

  geological disposal
• how does obtaining raw materials affect us?

  • soil degradation
  • water shortages
  • biodiversity loss
  • damage to ecosystems
• how does manufacturing and processing affect us?

  drives the economy
• how does shipping / transportation / distribution affect us?

  efficiency but also pollution in the sea/air
• What is the alternative to battery power?

  hydrogen fuel cells
• What might be the environmental impacts of producing hydrogen fuel cells?


  they are produced by fossil fuels leading to air pollution
• How might hydrogen fuel cells help the environment?

  they only emit warm air and water so no harmful substances are emitted
• What might be the environmental impacts of producing electronic paper?

  when it's disposed toxins leach into the soil polluting the ground creating health risks
• How might electronic paper help the environment?

  saves trees and energy that would be used when cutting the trees down