Our choice : how we can solve the climate crisis

Title
Our choice : how we can solve the climate crisis

Author
Gore, Al, 1948-

ISBN
9780670012480
 
9780142409817

Edition
Young readers ed.

Publication Information
New York , N.Y. : Viking Children's Books : Melcher Media : Rodale, c2009.

Physical Description
207 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note
Adaptation for children of: Our choice : a plan to solve the climate crisis / Al Gore.

Contents
What goes up must come down -- We need (carbon-free) energy -- Solar power -- Wind power -- The power of the earth -- Can we grow our fuel? -- Can we capture carbon? -- Should we go nuclear? -- Forests: the lungs of the world -- Down in the dirt -- Nine billion neighbors -- Save energy and save the planet -- A superhighway for electricity -- Changing the way we think -- The true cost of carbon -- Taking action together -- The power of information.

Reading Level
950 L Lexile

Subject Term
Global warming.
 
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
 
Environmental policy.
 
Environmental protection.
 
Human ecology.
 
Sustainable living.

Added Author
Chevat, Richie.

Local Subject
Teen nonfiction collection.

Summary
The way we live is taking a toll on our planet. But we can make a choice to change things for the better. In this follow-up to his groundbreaking An Inconvenient Truth, former Vice President Al Gore explores the primary causes of the current climate crisis and what we can do to help solve it.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
Stillwater Public LibraryJ 363.73874 GORNonfiction Collection