With easytoread text fullcolor photos and captivating graphics this bookexamines the background pros and cons and future of oil coal and naturalgas as power sou... » 

With easytoread text fullcolor photos and captivating graphics this bookexamines the background pros and cons and future of oil coal and naturalgas as power sources. Readers will learn how fossil fuels were formed and howthey are obtained transported and used for energy. New technologies theimporting and exporting of fossil fuels and the Kyoto Protocol are alsodiscussed. Scientific beliefs about carbon dioxide emissions pollution andglobal warming are also addressed as well as the greenhouse effect. Inaddition easy ways to conserve energy are presented to readers. Informativesidebars bold glossary terms and an index accompany engaging text andinteractive graphic elements. «