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Author:

Gore, Albert, 1948-

Title:

Our choice : how we can solve the climate crisis / Al Gore ; [text adapted by Richie Chevat].

Edition:

Young readers ed.

Publisher:

Rodale,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

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

Subject:

Global warming--Juvenile literature.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--Juvenile literature.
Environmental policy--Juvenile literature.
Environmental protection--Juvenile literature.
Human ecology--Juvenile literature.
Alternative lifestyles--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Chevat, Richie.

Notes:

Adaptation for children of: Our choice : a plan to solve the climate crisis / Al Gore. Includes bibliographical references (p. 207).

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.

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.

ISBN:

0142409812 (pbk) :
9780142409817 (pbk) :
0670012483 (hardcover) :
9780670012480 (hardcover) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)419846580

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

DJPD353 -- Hampton Public Library (Hampton)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)