Pollution

By Louise I. Gerdes

Book Overview

This assembly of concise essays covers several topics relating to pollution with swift, successful messaging. Readers experience a counterbalance of viewpoints on every issue covered. Will plug-in electric cars reduce or increase air pollution? Can green urban stormwater infrastructure reduce waterway pollution? Will clean coal technologies reduce carbon dioxide emissions? These and other questions are answered from experts, supplying readers with both liberal and conservative viewpoints so that they can make informed intelligent decisions about pollution. Essay sources include the American Lung Association, World Policy Institute, and the Nuclear Energy Institute.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737752327
• ISBN13: 9780737752328
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12