The Problems:
Nuclear
NukeNet List |
Coal
"Clean Coal" / IGCC | Waste Coal
Natural Gas / LNG
Coal-bed Methane
Biomass / Incineration
Trash | Sewage Sludge | Tires |Wood Waste | Crop Waste | Animal Waste |Poultry Litter | "Energy Crops" | Forest Cutting | Landfill Gas |Digesters
The Solutions:
Conservation & Efficiency | Solar | Wind
Where Our Energy Comes From
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Trillion btu in 2005 (projected)
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For more information and details, please visit these EIA pages:
Commercial Heating
Residential Heating
Industrial Heating
Transportation
Electricity