Social networking and drones can save the earth
Both tools help distribute information that can be used to further more responsible environmental practices
Both tools help distribute information that can be used to further more responsible environmental practices
The rise of micro blogs in China helps to educate the public about product issues such as the bullet train accident or the milk safety scandal and this reduces the likelihood that the State can suppress 听information. 听Such "sunshine" increases political accountability and thus improves the quality of governance. 听The rise of twitter and other websites provide real time information so that the canonical case of the Simpsons and Blinkie the 3 eyed fish will be quickly discovered and the guilty party will be discovered.
In addition to these examples, we now have the case of the drones.听 Such drones not only attack our enemies but when used on domestic missions can provide crucial information. 听Here is 听a quote from the article;
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So, the drones 听are flying around and they can cheaply spot wasted water . Once farmers are alerted of this, they go to the broken hose and repair it and this helps to reduce overall water consumption and this increases environmental sustainability. 听 Human ingenuity substitutes for natural capital. 听This is a key theme!