Burning Out

Energy from Fossil Fuels

• Author(s): Nancy Dickmann,
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Pages: 32
• ISBN_10: 0778723836
  ISBN_13: 9780778723837
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Fossils , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems ,

Description:... There is an urgent need for new, clean, and sustainable forms of energy Next Generation Energy looks at the pros and cons of traditions energy forms, such as fossil fuels, and more sustainable energy forms, such as wave and solar power. Explore the ways in which scientists and government are addressing climate change, reducing over consumptions in developed countries, and increasing sustainable energy in developing countries. Each book includes and activity that explores energy creation. Fossil fuels have powered our lives for thousands of years, we know that human use of fossil fuels leads to carbon dioxide overload in the atmosphere, making our planet hotter and hotter. Now Earth is running out of these natural resources, and scientists secure our planet's future. But is there still a role of fossil fuels to play while we search for alternatives? Book jacket.