Philip Steele is a leading writer of children's non-fiction books. He was born in Surrey, graduated from University College Durham and worked in London publishing houses. He then freelanced as a project manager, publishing consultant and author. He has written a wide range of books for Wayland, Watts, Dorling Kindersley, Kingfisher/Macmillan, Walker Books and many other publishers worldwide. History, biography, lands and peoples, the natural world, current affairs and social issues all feature prominently in his backlist. Philip has backpacked around Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. For many years he has been settled very happily amidst the mountains, beaches and green fields of North Wales. His wife (as a teacher) and his teenage daughter (as a secondary school pupil) are ideally suited to cast a critical eye over his work!
1: It's time to debate...oil and gas
2: What are oil and gas?
3: So many uses
4: Where to drill for oil?
5: Gas, fracking and tar
6: Tankers and pipelines
7: Should we drill in the Arctic?
8: Filling up the car
9: In the power station
10: Is plastic fantastic?
11: Has oil changed the world for the better?
12: Black gold
13: Pipeline politics
14: Does oil bring nothing but trouble?
15: CO2 levels
16: Climate change
17: Green moves
18: Are human emissions to blame?
19: Cleaner options
20: New directions
21: Should we leave it in the ground?
22: Glossary
23: Further information
24: Index
