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.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Stillwater Public Library | J 363.73874 GOR | Nonfiction Collection |