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This new series takes young readers through the exciting and often controversial world of energy. Covering different sources of energy, the eight volumes feature fictional student narrators interviewing experts who discuss the pros and cons of each, and the science behind them. Combining facts and balance, Examining Energy provides students with a clear picture of a topic on which the daily headlines and news stories too often flash more heat than...
3) Coal power
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"Introduces readers to what coal power is, how it is used today and how it might be used in the future, and the benefits and drawbacks of this energy source. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, sidebars, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research."--
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"It can give us the power we need to keep our homes warm and cook our food. But what do you know about the little black rock buried deep in the ground? Learn all about energy from coal through simple, inviting text paired with vibrant images as you power up with energy!"--
6) Coal
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Without coal, our lives would be profoundly different. Formed over millions of years, coal provides one-fifth of the energy we use today. But burning coal also produces more pollution and greenhouse gases than other energy sources, which contributes to the growing problem of climate change. In the future, it will be more important than ever to find ways to make coal a "cleaner" form of energy. The countries of North America have always had plentiful...
8) Coal
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Discusses the mining and transporting of coal, its uses and products, problems and difficulties associated with its use, and future technology.
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"We all need energy in our lives--and lots of it. Lift the flaps to find out what energy is, why we need it, and how generating it affects our planet. Discover some exciting new inventions scientists are coming up with to make energy in the future."--Page [4] cover.
12) Coal
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Discusses the history, origins, uses, and future of coal; types of coal and the exploration and application of them; production, transportation, and marketing of coal; the relationship of coal to the environment; and the future of coal.
15) Wood and coal
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Provides an overview of wood and coal to be used as fuel and as a form of stored energy. Explains how coal is extracted from the earth and examines the disadvantages of using fossil fuels.
16) Coal
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The story of how nature made coal, geologists find it, miners dig for it, and people use it, all over the world.
18) Coal
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Tells the complete story of coal, how it is mined and asks important questions about the future of coal.
20) Energy: Coal
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Find out what coal is, where it is found, how it is used, why it will run out in the future, and how to save it.
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