Living Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide

by Kathlyn Gay

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810877016
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/29/2012
Series:	It Happened to Me Series , #31
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the 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? 1

1 Caring for the Earth 9

2 Leaving a Low Carbon Footprint 25

3 Using Less Fossil Fuel 41

4 Getting There the Green Way 55

5 Fighting for Environmental Justice 71

6 Protecting Wildlife 87

7 Saving Water Resources 101

8 Helping Parks, Zoos, and Animal Sanctuaries 117

9 Conserving and Planting Trees and Gardens 135

10 Buying Green 151

11 Reducing, Reusing, Recycling 167

12 Participating in Green Projects at Schools 185

13 Being Green at Home 201

14 Living Green Today and Tomorrow 217

Selected Resources 225

Index 229

About the Author 233