An Unsustainable LifeGroup #2: Ryan Coleman, Ryan Handley, Shelby Nease, and Matthew Olson

Matt• An outgoing person, who likes to work hard, but

also relax regularly. • 2 Siblings, both out of college. A PSU grad and a

WVU grad. Likes making friends.• Likes buying golf equipment and nice clothes• Works at a golf course in home town. • Plays golf and Tennis or any other sport in his

spare time. Loves hanging out with friends, and having a good time.

• No political views.

Ryan C.

• I have two siblings, both are entering high school. I have a pretty close group of friends back home.

• I’m pretty simple with material things but just recently got an iPhone.

• I work for my dad, helping him remodel homes.• I like snowboarding, sports, running, and other fun

activities.

Shelby• I’m pretty easy to get along with and like to be nice to

everyone. • My family consists of my parents and my younger sister

who will be a junior this upcoming school year. I also have a good group of friends that I am close with from my hometown, and I hope to establish a new set of friends here at Penn State.

• I like to check out all the new things available, but I don’t buy much.

• I have been a lifeguard at my high school pool for the past 2 and a half years and have babysat since I was 12ish.

• I like to play any type of sport and exercise regularly.• I hate politics: I’ll leave that up to the professionals.

Ryan H.• I like to be a generally nice and easy person to get

along with. God is the number one thing in life, and family comes in second.

• My immediate family is the most important group of people in my life, and a few good friends are also very important. My three younger brothers are who I am closest to and relate most to.

• I like to work for good things such as, a smartphone, and a Mac.

• I’ve worked for a couple different companies such as Moe’s Southwest Grill and Hershey Park.

• I like to play sports, mainly basketball. I like playing video games and hanging out with friends.

Technology take over• Examples of Industries• Lego is completely run by robots• Mail services• Libraries• Car manufacturers• Newspapers

• Technological things like robots are more capable of doing jobs faster, more efficiently, and do not require wages like humans

• In the 1950’s, unemployment rates were about 3%, and now it has grown to almost 10%

Pollution• The average adult consumes 3,000 gallons of

polluted air per day.• •Vehicle exhaust contributes to 60% of carbon

monoxide emissions in the U.S. and up to 95% in large cities

• •40% of U.S. rivers are too polluted for aquatic life to survive

• •Over 80% of items in landfills can be recycled, but they’re not

Depleting Resources• As technology increases we begin to use up fossil

fuels at a much faster rate than ever before. • The United States uses about 17 million barrels of oil every day.

• Petroleum accounts for nearly 40% of our country's energy.• Coal is used to produce almost 60% of our nations electrical power, and accounts for 22% of

our overall energy consumption.• Natural gas, a third form of fossil fuel, accounts for roughly 23% of The United States energy

usage.• The U.S. is home to 5% of the world's population, yet consumes 26% of the world's energy.

• We need to use technology to create better and alternative ways for energy and conserve what fossil fuels we still have.

New Dangers • 16 % of fatal crashes are caused by cell phone

usage.• Increased by 6 % from 2005 to 2009 and is still on

the rise. • 48% of American aged 12-17 say that they have

been in a car while the driver has been texting. • 21 % of car crashes involving teenagers (16-19)

has been caused by cell phone usage. • Due to America’s endless need for instant

communication, many more dangers to the road have surfaced.

Bibliography• http://www.umich.edu/~envst320/fossil.html• http://lifebeforetext.com/Statistics.html• http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2008/11/1

6/us-unemployment-rate-from-1950-to-present/

• http://www.macroevolution.net/air-pollution-graphs.html