Rae, Alison.

Oil, plastics, and power / Alison Rae. - Manakto, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, c2010. - 45 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Development without damage. .

Includes index.

Oil around the world -- Refining oil -- Plastic production -- Gas from the ground -- Oil as a fuel -- Natural power -- Nuclear power.

"Discusses oil mining and its effect on the environment, the production of plastics from oil, and compares alternative sources of power such as solar, wind, and geothermal power, and how power generation could be managed more sustainably"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781599202518 (hardcover) 1599202514 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2008050437

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Plastics.
Petroleum.

LC Class. No.: TN870.3 / .R34 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 333.8/23