Making Good Choices About Nonrenewable Resources

Making Good Choices About Nonrenewable Resources
Author: Paula Johanson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 143585604X

There are two kinds of energy sources from nonrenewable resources: fossil fuels and radioactive energy sources. Your readers will learn about a variety of products made from nonrenewable resources such as clay. Students also learn about the effects of nonrenewable resources on the local ecology. They will discover that exploiting a resource raises its price (Hotelling's Rule), and because nonrenewable resources can be used up, it's important to spend wisely the profit earned by using these resources (Hartwick's Rule). Practical tips for making good choices about nonrenewables are also covered in this engaging book.

Making Good Choices About Nonrenewable Resources

Making Good Choices About Nonrenewable Resources
Author: Paula Johanson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435853113

Helps teens become proactive about nonrenewable resources by presenting facts and tips.

Making Good Choices about Renewable Resources

Making Good Choices about Renewable Resources
Author: Jeanne Nagle
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435856023

Examines conservation and recycling as a way to sustain the world's resources, and includes information on bioproducts and making positive consumer choices.

Making Good Choices About Biodegradability

Making Good Choices About Biodegradability
Author: Judy Monroe Peterson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615311459

Introduces young readers to what living green means and how they can make good choices in using biodegradable products to reduce their impact on the environment.

Making Good Choices About Conservation

Making Good Choices About Conservation
Author: Janey Levy
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435853148

Provides information on conservation and recycling as a way to sustain the world's resources.

Making Good Choices About Fair Trade

Making Good Choices About Fair Trade
Author: Paula Johanson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435856120

All people want their time and effort to be valued. Anyone wants to trade his or her time and effort for fair value. That's what fair trade is about—making fair deals locally, nationally, and internationally. This compelling book engages students in the issues of fair trade, helping them to make greener choices to support the ecology and sustain the environment and communities of people. Readers learn about fair business standards and about the ways they can support fair trade, not only in the products that they purchase but in fair trade ideas that can help communities and nations. In this book, students discover that a business that relies on fair trade will earn reliable profits over a longer time than one that serves only its own interests. They will also learn how just one person can make a difference in fair trade practices.

Making Good Choices About Recycling and Reuse

Making Good Choices About Recycling and Reuse
Author: Stephanie Watson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615311440

According to the EPA, the 300 million people who live in the United States throw away about 250 million tons of garbage each year. Through this informative and interesting book, students learn about the three Rs—reduce, reuse, and recycle—and the steps they can take to conserve Earth's natural resources. They learn about landfills, how landfills are important to the recycling process, and what can be done to reduce waste. Students also discover how some of the items they use every day can be transformed into new products. This engrossing book provides some great ideas about how readers can reuse and recycle at home and at school.

Nonrenewable Resources and You

Nonrenewable Resources and You
Author: Nicholas Faulkner
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508181527

The many natural resources we use in daily life, such as fossil fuels, are not unlimited, which readers will discover from this enlightening book. They will also learn about the lasting effects of using up Earth's nonrenewable resources, and what this means for both the planet and all of us. Most importantly, however, this book shows that there are alternatives to nonrenewable resources, such as solar power, which the world is trending toward now. A thoughtful "Myths and Facts" section and "10 Great Questions to Ask a Science Teacher" will engage readers to be more environmentally aware.

Renewable Resources and You

Renewable Resources and You
Author: Nicholas Faulkner
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 150818156X

This captivating book teaches readers that renewable energy is energy captured from the sun, wind, water, Earth's own heat, and biomass. Further though, it examines the issues related to consumption in general and steers readers, in a practical way, toward being more conservation-minded. Readers learn how to eco-energize at school and make green choices at home. The book also includes a captivating "10 Great Questions to Ask a Science Teacher" and a "Myths and Facts" section to help readers become proactive on the issue.

Innovation for sustainability

Innovation for sustainability
Author: Gianluca Brunori
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2020-07-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1839821582

Family farms represent important components of food systems and rural areas. The aim of the book is to develop a conceptual framework guiding further research and policy design to enhance food systems' capability to sustainably meet societal expectations, with a valorisation of the role of family farming.