energy security

Congressman Bartlett on Peak Oil

Posted Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:51am by energyco

This is a presentation entitled "Peak Oil: Implications for U.S. Economic and National Security" given by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett during an MIT Alumni Luncheon on Sept 10, 2009.

File Attachment:

Peak Oil: Implications for U.S. Economic and National Security

ShareThis

The Energy Conversation Recognizes...

Posted Wed, 07/29/2009 - 2:20pm by Michelle Shevin

At the June Energy Conversation (EC), the EC Project Manager, the Naval Postgraduate School, recognized two government exemplars who are showcasing how to " Listen, Learn, Connect, Share, Collaborate" across government.

The Energy Conversation Awards for July 2009 were presented at the start of the event to Carol Dumaine, Deputy Director of the Energy and Environmental Security Directorate at the US Department of Energy, and to Christopher Dipetto, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Technology at the US Department of Defense.

Next Conversation

Dr. Kevin T. Geiss (ARMY), Installations and Environment

Rear Admiral Philip Hart Cullom (NAVY), Fleet Readiness Div Navy Staff

Michael F. McGhee (AIR FORCE), Acting Dep Assist Sec/ AF

Jeffery G. Orner (COAST GUARD), Deputy Assist Commandant/ E&I

Carla E. Lucchino (US MARINE CORPS), Assist Dep Commandant Installations and Logistics

U.S. Military Energy Strategies

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Dr. Imre Gyuk, Director of Storage, Department of Energy

Arnie Quinn, FERC, Director of the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation

Kenneth J. Lutz, Ph.D., Office of Senator Ron Wyden

The Power of Storage - A 21st Century Energy Revolution

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Senator Jeff Merkley (D: Oregon)

Ed Wall (DOE)

Kermit Witherbee (BLM)

Andrew Sabin (Navy)

Jon Wellinghoff (FERC)

Is America warming up to Geothermal Energy?

Mon, 07/13/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

R. James Woolsey

Energy in the 21st Century: Can Muir, Patton, and Gandhi Agree?

Mon, 05/11/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Joel Beauvais, Majority Counsel to the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Energy Policy in Light of a New President & Congress

Tue, 01/13/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Todd Ramsey, IBM Managing Director, U.S. Federal

How IBM Went from Blue to Green & Stayed Out of the Red

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Michael Granoff, Head of Oil Independence Policies at Better Place

The Better Place Model for Breaking Oil Dependence

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Mario-Ingo Soos, German Embassy

Dr. Jeffrey Michel, Strategic Alternative to Coal Generation

Germany's Transformation into a World Leader for Renewable Energy

Mon, 10/20/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Jon Wellinghoff, FERC

Barriers and Challenges to Building The Smart Grid

Mon, 09/15/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Peter Schultz, US Climate Change Program

Jed Schilling, Hans Herren & Andrea Bassi, Millennium Institute

Energy & Climate: It's All About The Systems

Thu, 07/24/2008 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Past Conversations

More Conversations

Energy Facts

In 2007, about 58% of the petroleum consumed in the U.S. was imported from foreign countries--primarily Canada, Saudia Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico and Nigeria. (Source: EIA)
In 2007, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 936 kWh. (Source: EIA)
Today’s challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while meeting the country’s steadily rising demand for electricity make it essential for legislatures and public utility commissions to shift their focus toward mechanisms that make demand reduction as profitable for utilities as increasing supply. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
Crude oil, taxes, refining, distribution and marking are the four main components that make up the retail price of a gallon of gasoline. (Source: EIA)
The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
Estimated energy demand is charted to grow by almost 50% in the next 20 years.
Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
Fossil fuels provide more than 85% of all the energy consumed in the US, nearly two-thirds of our electricity, and virtually all of our transportation fuels. (Source: DOE)
Appliances account for roughly 65% of electricity consumption in the average American household (2001), with refrigerators and lighting making up the largest categories. (Source: EIA)

Energy News

Next Energy Conversation: The Power of Storage - A 21st Century Energy Revolution http://tinyurl.com/lj9p8p #energycon
Energy Conversation Recognizes: The Energy Conversation Recognizes... http://tinyurl.com/lpuf8k #energycon
just putting #energycon in play for the energy conversation