Space on Earth: How Thinking Like an Astronaut Can Help Save the Planet
annick press toronto berkeley SPACE ON EARTH HOW THINKING LIKE AN ASTRONAUT CAN HELP SAVE THE PLANET DR DAVE WILLIAMS and LINDA PRUESSEN Illustrations by SHO UEHARA
To Bug and Bean with love to infinity and beyond LP To those committed to preserving our planet for future generations DW The authors would like to thank Ms Joanne Arcand science teacher at the Dr David R Williams Public School for her helpful feedback on the experiments included in this book
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Spaceship Earth 6 CHAPTER 1 Water Inspiration Make Every Drop Count 10 CHAPTER 2 Air Inspiration Keep It Clean 28 CHAPTER 3 Food Inspiration Grow Your Own 48 CHAPTER 4 Waste Inspiration Reduce and Reuse 68 CHAPTER 5 Energy Inspiration Say Goodbye to Fossil Fuels 86 CONCLUSION The Future of Sustainability 108 GLOSSARY s 114 SELECTED SOURCES s 116 IMAGE SOURCES s 118 INDEX s 119
