Living Green

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Kathlyn Gay

What does living green mean? For some, it means making a commitment to reduce, reuse, and recycle every day. For others, it also means respecting and conserving our natural resources, so they will be available in the future. In Living Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide, readers learn why protecting the environment is such a crucial undertaking and why and how young adults should take up this important cause.

Living Green demonstrates how reckless indifference to our planet’s needs jeopardizes not only plants and animals but the existence of mankind. This volume addresses such concerns as leaving a low carbon footprint, protecting wildlife, saving natural resources, conserving trees and gardens, and fighting for environmental justice. Most importantly, Living Green explores the many ways that teens can make a difference—in their homes, communities, and in the world at large.

While some of the teen efforts described here may be familiar, the author also focuses on issues seldom addressed, such as dumping toxic waste on poor and powerless communities. The book includes quotes from green advocates and teens who consider themselves eco-friendly, as well as useful advice that will help young adults embrace a lifestyle that will positively affect generations to come.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 240 • Trim: 7¼ x 10½

978-0-8108-7701-6 • Hardback • March 2012 • $73.00 • (£56.00)

978-1-4422-5660-6 • Paperback • August 2015 • $42.00 • (£35.00)

978-0-8108-7702-3 • eBook • March 2012 • $39.50 • (£30.00)

Series: It Happened to Me

Subjects: Young Adult NonFiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Young Adult NonFiction / Health & Daily Living / General, Young Adult NonFiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems

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The Ultimate Teen Guide

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Summary

What does living green mean? For some, it means making a commitment to reduce, reuse, and recycle every day. For others, it also means respecting and conserving our natural resources, so they will be available in the future. In Living Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide, readers learn why protecting the environment is such a crucial undertaking and why and how young adults should take up this important cause.

Living Green demonstrates how reckless indifference to our planet’s needs jeopardizes not only plants and animals but the existence of mankind. This volume addresses such concerns as leaving a low carbon footprint, protecting wildlife, saving natural resources, conserving trees and gardens, and fighting for environmental justice. Most importantly, Living Green explores the many ways that teens can make a difference—in their homes, communities, and in the world at large.

While some of the teen efforts described here may be familiar, the author also focuses on issues seldom addressed, such as dumping toxic waste on poor and powerless communities. The book includes quotes from green advocates and teens who consider themselves eco-friendly, as well as useful advice that will help young adults embrace a lifestyle that will positively affect generations to come.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 240 • Trim: 7¼ x 10½

978-0-8108-7701-6 • Hardback • March 2012 • $73.00 • (£56.00)

978-1-4422-5660-6 • Paperback • August 2015 • $42.00 • (£35.00)

978-0-8108-7702-3 • eBook • March 2012 • $39.50 • (£30.00)

Series: It Happened to Me

Subjects: Young Adult NonFiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Young Adult NonFiction / Health & Daily Living / General, Young Adult NonFiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems

Author

Kathlyn Gay has written more than 120 books and articles. She is the author of several titles in the "It Happened to Me" series for Scarecrow, including Cultural Diversity (2003), Volunteering (2004), The Military and Teens (2008), and Body Image and Appearance (2009).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Living Green: What Does It Mean?
Chapter 1: Caring for the Earth
Chapter 2: Leaving a Low Carbon Footprint
Chapter 3: Using Less Fossil Fuel
Chapter 4: Getting There the Green Way
Chapter 5: Fighting for Environmental Justice
Chapter 6: Protecting Wildlife
Chapter 7: Saving Water Resources
Chapter 8: Helping Parks, Zoos, and Animal Sanctuaries
Chapter 9: Conserving and Planting Trees and Gardens
Chapter 10: Buying Green
Chapter 11: Reducing, Reusing, Recycling
Chapter 12: Participating in Green Projects at Schools
Chapter 13: Being Green at Home
Chapter 14: Living Green Today and Tomorrow
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Living Green

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Kathlyn Gay

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The Ultimate Teen Guide

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