Energy (Sustainable World) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0737718978 ISBN 13: 9780737718973

Inhaltsangabe

Discusses some of the problems current energy sources cause the environment and explores alternative energy sources that are environment friendly.

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Gr. 5-8. Sustainable living--its challenges, current technology, and future--is the subject of these titles in the new Sustainable World series. Following an overview of current dependency on fossil fuels and an explanation of the costs of using nonrenewable energy sources, Energy briefly introduces various forms of sustainable energy--water, wind, sun, geothermal sources--and takes a look at where sustainable technology is headed. Food and Farming follows a similar format that first presents conventional techniques of food production, but focuses primarily on sustainable agriculture methods. Both books include a final chapter about basic lifestyle choices that can make a difference, from buying locally grown organic food to choosing long-lasting fluorescent light bulbs. Bowden writes with admirable simplicity about complicated subjects, and he's careful to separate facts from opinions when he quotes others. Students will find plenty of report fodder here, but the clear presentations, excellent color photos, and gripping statistics will attract readers curious about their generation's most pressing issues. A glossary and brief list of resources close both titles. Gillian Engberg
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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0737718978
• ISBN 13: 9780737718973
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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