Easton PowersProfessor OrrEnglish 10/27/2014A big misconception that people have about global warming today is that they think it is caused by the sun; however it is mainly caused by people and technology (Lockwood). Our technological advances have helped us develop in many areas, but these advances have had consequences. Elizabeth Kolbert is an expert writer and scientist on the topic of global warming and is best known for her book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe, a book full of exceptional details about the dangers of global warming. Carry in quotes “Despite all the benefits we have gained from our new technologies, we have also witnessed many unanticipated side effects” (Kolbert 232). With so many people having to use this technology, such as oil, gasoline, coal, whether to power a vehicle, a car, or some other type of object that uses these harmful fuels, it has had a negative impact on our planet. People on this planet must realize the dangers that global warming poses to the world, including melting glaciers and climate change, all resulting from harmful emissions emitted by humans and their technological advances. Global warming is the result of human activity and action is needed to prevent a series of catastrophic events that would forever change life as we know it. The use of these technology-derived fuels eliminates harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and others. These gases remain in our atmosphere, trapped in the ozone layer and accelerate the process of global warming. Many of these toxic gases come from companies around the world that own industries and factories that pollute our air. These companies should care about the well-being of the earth and be forced by g... middle of paper... they could become unstoppable. Global warming will forever be a problem until humans decide to take responsibility for their actions. Clemmitt, Marcia. “Is tougher action needed to slow rising temperatures?” CQResearcher 16.4 (January 27, 2006): 1-35. Academic Research Premier, CQPress. Network. April 20, 2010. Bushnell, Dennis M. “Conquering Climate Change.” The futurist. 14.3: 1A. The Futurist, EBSCOhost. Network. April 20, 2010.Kolbert, Elisabetta. Notes from a catastrophe: a frontline report on climate change. London: Bloomsbury, 2007. Print.Gore, Albert. An inconvenient truth: the global warming crisis. New York: Viking, 2007. Print.Macintyre, Steve. "Climate audit". Climate audits. Np, nd Web. March 25, 2014.Arndt, D.S., M.O. Baringer, and M.R. Johnson, eds. 2010: State of the Climate in 2009. Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society 91(6):S1-S224.