environmental aspects

Explains what happens to garbage once it is thrown away, describing how landfills are used to dump garbage, and discusses the importance of recycling and reducing the amount of trash that is thrown away in order to protect the planet.

Examines acid rain, its effects on the world, and possible ways of stopping such damage.

Discusses the causes of toxic waste and its effects on the environment and life. Outlines methods of disposal and how people can protect themselves.

Details the various types of land pollution and possible ways to prevent them.

Examines the main types of largescale habitats found in the world, as well as smaller types, and shows what is happening to them.

Traces the events surrounding the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing the disaster and the events that led up to it, criticizing BP's response plan for oil spills, and discussing preventative measures.

Explains climate change, its implications for the future, and what we can, and cannot, do to avoid further change.

Focuses on, what is the impact of E-waste, and offers a variety of perspectives, eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more to illuminate the issue.

Explores Silent Spring's historical context and its influence on and repercussions for the world. Silent Spring not only exposed the dangers of pesticides but became one of the most influential manifestos on environmental issues.

Provides evidence from different branches of science to portray the changes in climate that may be expected, and the effects that those changes will have in the Adirondacks, and includes photographs, maps, and charts.