Environmental science technology has come a long way since the Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring. Credited as being one of the first reformers of environment science, Carson did not lay her concerns with the polar ice-caps melting or the core temperature of the earth rising; but rather the effects that DDT had on the ecosystem. Her book raised concern and solved a major problem. While the problem only threatened individuals on the community level, it became the number one concern for many.

 Today we face a global threat. This threat can uproot our world economy, the societies we depend on and humanity as a whole. Global warming is our DDT and Environmental science technology is our Silent Spring.

Environmental science technology offers us solutions to the global warming problem. It allows us to slow down the effects of climate change and to restore our environment. These new and innovating technologies are going to draw attention to the market by using practicality and advance science. Many of these environmental science technologies take waste, open space and things considered useless and use it to our advantage.

One major area where environmental science technologies are useful is that they take advantage of renewable resources such as wind, water and solar energy. All around the nation, wind farms on land and sea are starting to pop up. Gigantic propellers like windmills dot the landscape and help harvest a crop of wind for the farmers. Niagara Falls and the Hoover Dam generate high levels of  energy by controlling forceful currents and funneling them through hyrdoplants. Lastly, people can cover their homes in solar panels and capture the energy of the sun. This allows people to cut their energy bill and possibly sell some back to the electric company.

All these environmental science technologies have been used for a long time. But what are the new and improved methods of saving our earth and cutting cost?  Recently, General Motors has engineered a new hybrid car that can get 150 miles to the gallon. With the current national average being $2.10, you could drive from New York to L.A with only $50. (Not including tolls) The trip would be less than 20 gallons. If everyone had this environmental science technology, our emission rates would drop so much.

Even in death, you can go green. Burials in caskets do not just cost money out of your pocket, it also hurts the environment. Caskets today do not decompose that well. A standard casket and body could take as long as 200 to 500 years to decompose. You can always go with cremation. That is better but there is a way to help reverse your carbon footprint. Green burials are an environmental science technology that allows you to decompose faster and act as a natural fertilizer. Instead of having a tombstone and a plot, you would have a tree. Many people who are concerned about the environment tend to think about the future generations. I cannot think of a better way to help preserve your legacy and help the environment.
  Environmental science technologies are going to become more advance people will embrace them more. The environmental technologies can be used in all walks in life. They can be used socially, used in businesses, in the homes and even in death. The options are out there and they will only continue to grow. Environmental science technology will be our Silent Springs.