The natural resources, such as oil, forests, and fresh water, are being consumed at an alarming rate. What problems does it cause? How can we solve these problems?

It cannot be denied that the advancement of science has brought solutions to numerous challenging problems, both major and minor ones, in our everyday

life

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, which leads some to believe that technology will

also

eventually tackle the dire

shortage

of natural

resources

we are about to face.

However

,

such

an opinion needs to be scrutinized meticulously before a conclusion can be reached. First and foremost, the fast consumption and resulting

shortage

of natural

resources

has a severely negative impact on the

life

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of people: for those in developed regions of the world, tons of time and

resources

at both the governmental and individual

level

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have to be poured into the expensive collection, purchasing, processing and distribution of

resources

, causing a significant drop in people’s purchasing power and quality of

life

; for those in the less developed parts of the world, with no financial power for procuring

resources

(occupied by the rich or sold to powerful nations), citizens might even have to face death

due to

the

shortage

of key

resources

such

as clean water, causing a fierce competition for natural

resources

, civil unrest, and even war. In the end, regardless of where he or she is on

this

planet, no one can escape. Some might claim that technology is the panacea, as it

helped

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us find and exploit various new forms of

resources

. Ironically, the direction in which our technological advancement is heading has already been diverted by the fast consumption and

shortage

of natural

resources

to

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instead

of resolving problems.

For instance

, in the United States, the biggest economy

of

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the world, tons of

resources

and elite personnel that could have been devoted to expanding the boundary of mankind in space and deep-sea exploration now have to be allocated to the research of reducing the cost of extracting oil, forming a vicious cycle. In the end, it is a conglomeration of individual effort, governmental regulation, and technological

breakthrough

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that would ultimately overcome the problems brought by the

shortage

of natural

resources

. At the personal level, citizens ought to counter the influence of materialism and consumerism in

the

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modern society, purchasing and using only what they truly need; at the governmental level, a deep sense of frugality has to be planted in education, penalties issued to both individuals and organizations that waste

resources

, and financial incentives given to those who are at the forefront of the exploration of new and cleaner forms of natural

resources

– it is only through

such

a synergy that we will eventually develop an effective and sustainable way of

life

for our civilization.