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1) Fossil fuels
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This introduction to fossil fuels discusses how they are used, what they are, and how people are working to reduce their use.
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"It's time to learn about the role of carbon and fossil fuels on planet Earth! As much as our news is packed with articles about the importance of fossil fuels to the world economy and the global warming caused by increased carbon emissions, few people understand what is happening. Now Bang and Chisholm present a clear, concise explanation of the fossil-fuel energy cycle that began with the sun and now runs most of the manufacturing, transportation,...
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Provides an overview of how plants are transformed into oil. Describes how plankton stores energy after its death, the forces that turn that energy into oil, how oil is removed from the ground, and the products that come from oil. Also discusses the dangers of fossil fuels and safer alternatives. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and sources of additional information.
4) Project F
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Several hundred years in the future, in a world where fossil fuels are no longer used as a power source, a thirteen-year-old boy named Keith joins a jet pack project that will give people the ability to fly.
5) Fossil fuels
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Examines the advantages and disadvantages of oil and natural gas and the possible future of fossil fuels.
7) Fossil fuels
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Read and learn about the fuels we use everyday, from coal to products made from oil to products made from oil.
8) Fossil fuels
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Simple text and photographs introduce learning readers to fossil fuels and how they are mined from the Earth, warning against the pollution they cause and discussing the need to find alternative fuel sources since fossil fuels are non-renewable. Includes a glossary.
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"In the last thirty years, the industrialized nations of Europe and North America have made an effort to move away from the use of fossil fuels as a way of reducing pollution and slowing or even stopping climate change. At the same time, fossil fuels remain vital to their economies and standards of living. Controversies surround the use fossil fuels today and the role they will play in the future"--Provided by publisher.
13) Fossil fuels
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This book shows how fossil fuels are extracted and used in the modern world and looks at many of the areas of concern surrounding their use.
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"Everything needs energy to run. You get energy from food. Cars also need energy. But cars don't eat food--they use gasoline. Gasoline is made from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are used every day. Even roads for cars are made from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are a part of your life more than you probably imagined"--Provided by publisher.
15) Fossil fuels
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Text and illustrations look at the natural resources of fossil fuels, focusing on how they are used to create evergy, and how you can reduce the amount of fossil fuels you use.
16) Fossil fuels
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This book traces the possible consequences of a global event such as a fuel crisis, with ideas and evidence based on similar scenarios that are a part of fact and fiction.
17) Fossil fuels
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Explains types of fossil fuels today, how they are used to create energy, and the drawbacks of fossil fuels. Also discusses the future of fossil fuels. Includes a timeline, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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The author believes that "we're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives--their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental"--Amazon.com.