"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.
Learn how our world needs energy, and how future power from the sun, wind,water, plants, and atoms will provide our energy needs in the 21st century and beyond.
Discover what green energy is and learn about its potential to meet our energy needs in an ongoing, sustainable way. Green energy includes solar power, wind turbines, biomass fuels and many more. Some forms of green energy are more suited to certain locations. Observe how geothermal energy helps to power much of Reykjav?k, Iceland, and see elements of green energy, sustainable design and conservation.
Explores alternative energy sources that will decrease the world's dependency on oil including natural gas, coal, synthetic fuel, power from the atom, and solar energy. Also discusses the importance of conserving energy sources.
Is it possible to harness "free energy" from the environment? There are plenty of products being sold that claim to do just that. Adam and Jaime decide to put several of them to the test.
Examines the various sources of alternate energy that could solve the world's energy crisis and explains which sources are the most practical solution.
Discusses ways to combat global warming, covering different sources of sustainable energy, the effects of fossil fuel use on the environment, global warming, and how to become carbon neutral.
