What You Can Do About the Environmental Crisis . Beacon Press, 1990. This thick book describes environmental issues from air pollution and toxic waste to tropical forests and climatic change, including a chapter on energy. Written for an adult audience, it is clear and simple enough that early intermediate students can use it. An excellent source of additional references for research projects.
Every chapter has a section on what an individual can do.
Ets, Marie Hall. Gilberto and the Wind . Puffin Books, 1978. 24 pp., illus. A book for primary-level readers about a little boy discovering the nature of the wind.