Christiane Dorion

This book looks at the problem of waste disposal, where it comes from, what it is made up of and how we dispose of it. Part of a series that looks at some of the most urgent issues facing our society and speculates on what might happen if we do nothing about them.

"Are we Running out of Energy? looks at the worldwide drive to produce and consume increasing amounts of energy and at its potenially catastrophic effects on the environment. The book asks and endeavours to find answers to important questions such as: who owns the world's energy resources, is the earth really warming up, and are energy emissions one of the major causes of global warming? It discusses the effects of climate change and examines some energy sources of the future." -- B.cover.

Often human scientists try and solve a problem or invent a new tool and they realise that animals have already invented it for them. In this book you will meet the animal inventors who have shared their super inventing powers to make amazing things for humans. We have invented ways of solving problems, making unbelievable materials, ways of getting around and working out how to survive on our own for millions of years. Sometimes when a human inventor gets stuck, they come to the animal kingdom to see if we can help them out. In this book you will meet the crème de la crème of animal innovators who have created or are in the process of inventing things that people use every day. Meet the shark who invented a pair of swimming shorts so fast, they were banned from the Olympic games. And meet the snail who has invented a house that stays cool inside even in the desert.