I think having the latest technology is a want not a need because you can live without the latest technology.

I agree; technology has evolved to make a huge difference on our world today. Most people have a phone now a days and many more people want one. As the big companies like Apple and Samsung make new devices every year, people feel the need to buy the biggest and greatest, and they just leave their old phones in closets never to be use again. But what people don’t realize is that to text, call, and do anything involving connection goes to the cellphone towers which run on the power of nearby generators, which pit greenhouse gases into the air to work. Every call, text, and safari search is putting greenhouse gases into the air. Also, some people are buying too many devices, laptops, computers, phone, smart watches, and IPads. I think we have to try to prevent this because all the work needed to make the phones, the metal and other stuff needed to make them. So to prevent this companies need to slow down on the produce of new phones/gadgets and people need to only have devices that are necessary, phones for anyone above the age of 12 or so and one computer and maybe a addit   ional laptop.
But phones and computers are not the only thing affected our carbon footprint technologically. Most people now a days have a car, and most people can’t afford or don’t have the option to buy the more fuel efficient electric cars. Cars have made up about 26% of our carbon footprint. They pump gallons of gas and methane into the air everyday, if this keeps on going our world will start to deteriorate. Not only does the gas that is used to power the cars bad for the environment, but also the method to attain the fuel cars use.
This is a big problem that need to be fixed, more than ever we need to either find other ways of commuting, maybe taking bart or some other public transportation or get energy efficient cars.  Long distance travel has also had a negative effect on our atmosphere. People want to travel and explore taking planes and other long distance machines to get there, and many companies are now shipping their appliances across the ocean and land. Planes, trains, and ships have been putting greenhouse gases in our atmosphere as well. They pump huge amounts of fuel to keep them moving, planes use tons of fuel to keep them in the air and going fast, ships carry large amounts of cargo across the ocean and they need tons of power to keep moving their heavy loads, and trains have been known to burn coal and other fuels for gas and they also need to cover long distances in a short amount of time. To fix this we need to find better ways of travelling, instead of the older trains that take fuel, we could install more electric trains like the ones that we use to commute to work.
Sources:
@gazettedotcom. "Do Cell Phones Contribute to Global Warming? | The Gazette." The Gazette. Web. 29 Sept. 2016. http://www.thegazette.com/2010/02/18/do … al-warming

"TRANSPORTATION AND GLOBAL WARMING."Transportation and Global Warming. Web. 29 Sept. 2016. http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/prog … l_warming/