The Green Engineer: Engineering Careers to Save the Earth

As our technological abilities have advanced, many inventions have harmed our environment, ecological systems, and people. Burning fossil fuels contributes to global climate change, and creates toxins that have destroyed ecosystems. Damming rivers to harvest hydropower has endangered many types of fish. Creating a society used to disposable goods has created mountains of trash and an ocean full of plastics. Green engineering is about designing a more thoughtful future?one that considers people and a healthy planet as much as the bottom line. Green engineers work hard to protect our scarce natural resources and care deeply about all of the creatures that inhabit our fragile world. This guide includes resources and information about green engineers who work passionately to make our lives easier, healthier and better every day. They have the motivation to develop their skills, and the imagination to see a better world. Your ticket to an exciting engineering future starts here. You will learn: * About the abundant opportunities in solar, wind, hydropower, bio, geothermal and ocean energy. * About the opportunities creating greener transportation. * How engineers are creating buildings and houses that can keep you healthy. * How engineers are involved in natural resources management. * How engineers are protecting our air, food and water supplies. * How you can change the world as an engineer.