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Dr. Kevin T. Geiss (ARMY), Installations and Environment
Rear Admiral Philip Hart Cullom (NAVY), Fleet Readiness Div Navy Staff
Michael F. McGhee (AIR FORCE), Acting Dep Assist Sec/ AF
Jeffery G. Orner (COAST GUARD), Deputy Assist Commandant/ E&I
Carla E. Lucchino (US MARINE CORPS), Assist Dep Commandant Installations and Logistics
Mon, 10/19/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Dr. Imre Gyuk, Director of Storage, Department of Energy
Arnie Quinn, FERC, Director of the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation
Kenneth J. Lutz, Ph.D., Office of Senator Ron Wyden
Tue, 09/15/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Senator Jeff Merkley (D: Oregon)
Ed Wall (DOE)
Kermit Witherbee (BLM)
Andrew Sabin (Navy)
Jon Wellinghoff (FERC)
Mon, 07/13/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
R. James Woolsey
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Joel Beauvais, Majority Counsel to the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Todd Ramsey, IBM Managing Director, U.S. Federal
Mon, 12/08/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Michael Granoff, Head of Oil Independence Policies at Better Place
Mon, 11/10/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Mario-Ingo Soos, German Embassy
Dr. Jeffrey Michel, Strategic Alternative to Coal Generation
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Jon Wellinghoff, FERC
Mon, 09/15/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Peter Schultz, US Climate Change Program
Jed Schilling, Hans Herren & Andrea Bassi, Millennium Institute
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Energy Facts
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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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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)
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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)
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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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The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
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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)
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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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In 2007, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 936 kWh. (Source: EIA)
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Estimated energy demand is charted to grow by almost 50% in the next 20 years.
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Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
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