The U.S. Department of Agriculture has signed an agreement
with dairy producers to cut their greenhouse gas
emissions by 25% by 2020. A key to achieving that goal will
be the use of anerobic digesters to produce electricity from
cow manure.
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)
55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
In 2007, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 936 kWh. (Source: EIA)
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)
Public policies such as appliance and vehicle efficiency standards and building codes are responsible for at least 20% of the improvement in the US's energy intensity--energy use per unit of GDP. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
