Books in Facing the Future series

Discusses possible renewable energy resources for the future, such as solar power, wind farms, the energy of moving water, and recycling

What are fossil fuels? How does a biogas digester work? What are the disadvantages of fossil fuels? 'Fueling the Future' asks the questions that young people want answered. Each chapter contains a different question, so readers can develop their knowledge.

Examines ways in which the world is experimenting to produce enough food for its growing population, including farming the sea, new agricultural methods, and new ways of keeping food fresh

Focuses on communication in business, in the home, from space, and through the telephone, television, and computers

Includes such topics as computer-aided design, new methods of building, new ways to use glass, green buildings, building for leisure and pleasure, floating worlds, and cities for the next century

Describes the various ways in which we have examined and explored outer space and possible future ways of using this knowledge

Discusses means of transportation being developed for the future, examining such topics as road traffic, ecological and safety concerns, and air and space travel

What is a wind turbine? Where does wind energy work best? What are the limitations of wind energy? 'Fueling the Future' asks the questions that young people want answered. Each chapter contains a different question, so readers can develop their knowledge.

Introduces the history and development of coal as a source of energy and presents a series of essays that discuss varying viewpoints on its mining, the level of threat it poses to the environment, and its use in the future.

Traces the development of nuclear power, examines the controversies surrounding it, and discusses how it will meet future energy needs.

What is uranium? How do we turn atoms into electricity? Can nuclear energy be dangerous? 'Fueling the Future' asks the questions that young people want answered. Each chapter contains a different question, so readers can develop their knowledge.

Introduces the history and development of solar power and explains how it works before presenting a series of essays that discuss its viability in America and other nations and its possible uses in the future.