Climate change is already attributable to the deaths of more
than 300,000 people per year, according to a new study, and
by 2050, as many as 150 million people could be forced from
their homes. A separate study finds that many people in the
U.S. Southeast could be among the displaced.
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)
55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
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)
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)
