environmental aspects

"An overview of current efforts to reduce the environmental impact of various forms of transportation. Topics include biofuels, hybrid and battery-powered vehicles, fuel cell batteries, and solar technology. Features include fact boxes, glossary, activities, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.

"An exploration of the environmental, health, and social issues of modern agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, activities, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Provides answers to a number of questions concerning tsunamis along with information on the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, the 1993 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the 1998 disaster in Papua New Guinea.

Explains the impact of human activity on the world's oceans, looking at the problems caused by pollution, overfishing, global warming, and uncontrolled coastal development, and discussing the possible impact of ocean degradation on the future of life on Earth.

Provides information about acid rain, discussing its causes, the threat it poses to human health, forests, water life, crops, and buildings, and what is being done to solve the problem of acid rain.

Describes a female shrimper's attempt to stop a large chemical company from polluting a bay in East Texas.

Presents a realistic assessment of the threat posed by the growing loss of ozone. Explains how ozone is formed, and how scientists discovered that the ozone layer is vanishing.

Text and explanatory photographs describe petroleum and its uses, examine the harmful effects of oil spills, and discuss how such environmental disasters can be cleaned up or prevented.

Defines and discusses global warming, its possible effects on the world, and arguments about whether or not such a phenomenon is really occurring.

Examines the controversy surrounding whether or not offshore oil drilling is worth the environmental risks it poses, presenting arguments both for and against the issue.