In 2002, the global community held the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. Look into any current issue in the realm of environmental science and undoubtedly you will come across the term sustainability. Sustainability and sustainable development have made their way into the environmental lexicon in full force. Sustainable development is the balancing of social and economic development with environmental protection. It is a paradigm shift from striving to minimize waste to creating absolutely no …showed first 75 words of 433 total…

…showed last 75 words of 433 total…solution to the problem. This is because nuclear power produces no gaseous waste, and on a day to day basis appears to create no waste at all. However, the long term radioactive waste produced may be much more detrimental to the planet when thinking far into the future. Currently, conservation is thought to be the most promising, viable, and elegant solution. It is more feasible to use less energy than to eliminate second order effects.