Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health:
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) sustains the Air Force as a ready and robust force and preserves America's investment in the Air Force by integrating the best in energy, environment, safety and occupational health practices into all Air Force activities.
In 2007, renewable sources of energy accounted for about 7% of total U.S. energy consumption and 9.4% of electricity generation. (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)
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)
