Fuel Under Fire: Petroleum and Its Perils Contributor(s): Goldstein, Margaret J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 146773831X ISBN-13: 9781467738316 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $32.92 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems - Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
Dewey: 338.272 |
LCCN: 2014020890 |
Lexile Measure: 1270 |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.35" W x 9.25" (0.83 lbs) 104 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Every day, people on Earth use about 90 million barrels of petroleum (oil and natural gas) to fuel cars, buses, airplanes, farm equipment, and factories; to heat their homes; and to manufacture detergents, paints, plastics, and countless other products. To get that petroleum, oil and gas companies search all over the planet--from northernmost Canada to deep under the ocean. Because it is such a valuable commodity, petroleum has become known as black gold. And because of global dependence on this natural resource, scholars say we are living in the Age of Oil. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldstein, Margaret J.: - Margaret J. Goldstein was born in Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan. She is an editor and the author of many books for young readers. She lives in Palm Springs, California. |