Google Alerts,Twitter, and Sustainability

           Never in a million years would I have pictured myself creating a twitter account. I used to laugh at all my friends that had them. However, after sucking it up and creating one, I can see how following certain groups could be very informing. Google Alerts is proving to be even more useful. I have always had a strong interest in pathology, and being able to simply log in and have all the latest news on the subject is great.  On twitter, I chose to follow NCSU Sustainability. They provide many ways we can help make our environment sustainable. A recent tweet provided the instructions on how to weatherize your dorm to save electricity.          
           After reading about sustainability I have learned a few things. What I believe to be one of the more important issues is the loss of biodiversity. Our current lifestyle is having a huge impact on the world’s ecosystems, 15 ecosystems are currently in rapid decline, while only 4 have improved. Another problem that I have read about is the rapid switch to industrialization, and how it destroys farmland. With technology becoming more and more prevalent we have a shrinking amount of available farmland. Most countries import 90% of the food they eat, and export little food themselves. This is a trend that has to stop if we wish to sustain ourselves on this earth.