In signing the fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill for various
federal agencies, President Obama green-lighted funding for
high-speed rail projects, public transit systems, and energy
efficient housing. The bill also directs more than $400 million
towards international clean energy projects.
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)
Estimated energy demand is charted to grow by almost 50% in the next 20 years.
55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
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)
Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
