U.K. researchers have found that warming oceans are
spurring the production of methane from the Arctic seabed, a
finding backed up by recent U.S. studies and observations.
Meanwhile, U.S. researchers are keeping an eye on methane
emissions from the tundra in Alaska.
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.
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)
Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
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)
