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Easy-to-understand Resources Provide Information on Sustainable Energy for Our Future Many scientists believe that the fossil fuels that make us comfortable also make us sick. This important new series helps kids understand what can be done to create healthy, sustainable energy for the future. Each of the eight titles explains a different type of energy, how it works, and how government and industry are developing new methods to use it so that it is affordable and clean. For readers of these fascinating, easy-to-understand books, turning on the TV or booting up the computer will never be quite the same. Because the United States has had an ample supply of coal, it became a primary source of fuel and energy. But scientists have discovered that burning coal releases sulfur and other materials that, when combined with oxygen, send sulfur dioxide and other poisons into the air. Kids can read how industry and government are working together to find newer, cleaner ways to burn this important fossil fuel.