It is very infrequent that activity of the North and South Pole makes the news, but these two areas are an essential part of life on our planet. Editor Diane Andrews Henningfeld has compiled fascinating essays that debate four topics relating to the poles. Readers will experience a sequence of for-or-against essays about who should govern the poles, how climate change impacts both poles, whether natural resources should be developed, and what role tourism should play in the North and South Poles.