"How can the sun power the lights in our homes? What happens to our things after we recycle them? How is renewable energy being used to fight climate change?"--OCLC.
Helps children understand the importance of protecting the planet's natural resources and offers practical suggestions on how they can conserve those resources.
"Teaches readers that renewable energy is energy captured from the sun, wind, water, Earth's own heat, and biomass, . . . examines the issues related to consumption in general and steers readers, in a practical way, toward being more conservation-minded. Readers learn how to eco-energize at school and make green choices at home"--Provided by publisher.
Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full color illustrations, this title examines U.S. and world problems associated with oil, natural gas, biodiesel, nuclear energy, solar power, wind farms, and other energy sources.