The choice is ours to save the earth In Our Choice, Al Gore
concedes that solving the earth’s climate crisis is not going to
be easy, but it can be done. “If people think the problem is
hopeless, they will just give up,” he writes. “The danger is
real, but we can still stop the worst effects of the climate
crisis—if we act now.” Adapted from Gore’s adult book of the
same title, this Young Readers Edition of Our Choice is a
perfect introduction to the climate crisis for children, tweens
and teens. Full of bright diagrams, photos and bullet-pointed
lists—and printed on 100% recycled paper—the book explains in
detail exactly how we can act to save the planet. Some of the
solutions are simple: the United States generates 14% of its
electricity through lighting, and new light-emitting diodes
(LED) bulbs could have an enormous positive impact on our carbon
footprint. Other solutions are more complicated: the United
States’ electricity should be powered by a “smart” grid that
uses solar, wind and geothermal power so