The energy–climate crisis

      According to the textbook, “Many experts predict that the largest increase in demand for oil in the coming years will come from increasingly industrialized economies with large populations…” (p. 140) Can this be offset by measures taken in...

Greening and thinking green.

          Describe what we mean by greening and thinking green. List several ways that people and businesses are participating in the green movement. List business opportunities that may emerge from this movement.  ...

Bioenergy and agrofuels

        Similar to how cavemen used burning wood to keep warm, bioenergy employs the breakdown of recently living biomaterials to harvest the stored energy. Examples of recently living biomaterials include wood/food waste, forest residues, or...

Types of environmental problems

        What are the two major types of environmental problems? Give an example of each. 2. Name and discuss the effects of air and water pollution cited in the text. 3. It is difficult to put a price tag on our environmental problem. How do the...