CONTENTS Introduction Environmental Activism 4 Chapter 1 Protecting Animals 6 Chapter 2 Slowing Climate Change 16 Chapter 3 Promoting Clean Energy 24 Chapter 4 Fighting for Safe Food 30 What Can You Do 39 Source Notes 41 Glossary 44 Selected Bibliography 45 Further Information 46 Index 47
INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM CUT CARBON a ENERGY ACTION POLUTION UNLOCK Tens of thousands of people CLEAN march in New York City to raise awareness of global warming A nun chains herself to the gate of a factory to dra raw attention Some environmental activists plan or attend rallies to air pollution An actor and protests speaks to Congress about endangered animals A fifth grader in North Carolina writes to his mayor to ask her to vote on an organic farming bill These people are all environmental activists They each noticed a problem and they took action Whether the problem that attracted their attention was related to food climate change or another environmental issue they all became activists because they wanted to make a change in their world It's easy to feel overwhelmed when you think about our environment Animals are going extinct Coal oil and other fossil fuels are polluting the air Climate change is threatening human
Taking Action to Help the Environment
Do you ever worry about the environment or wish you could make things better? The environmental activists in this book do that every day.
About This Book
By: Eric Braun
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Published by: Lerner Publications an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
