Oil, plastics, and power
By: Alison Rae.
Series: Development without damage
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Manakto, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781599202518
Subjects: Petroleum -- Juvenile literature; Plastics -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Discusses oil mining and its effect on the environment, the production of plastics from oil, and compares alternative sources of power such as solar, wind, and geothermal power, and how power generation could be managed more sustainably"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Oil around the world; title: Refining oil; title: Plastic production; title: Gas from the ground; title: Oil as a fuel; title: Natural power; title: Nuclear power.