A Record 150 New England Communities Take Steps to Save Energy and Money
(Boston, Mass. – August 19, 2009) – EPA New England’s Community Energy Challenge program reached a new milestone by accepting its 150th participant recently
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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)
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55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
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In 2007, renewable sources of energy accounted for about 7% of total U.S. energy consumption and 9.4% of electricity generation. (Source: EIA)
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The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
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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)
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