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Office of Science, Technology and Policy

Of all the challenges we face as a nation and as a planet, none is as pressing as the three-pronged challenge of climate change, sustainable development and the need to foster new and cleaner sources of energy. The Obama administration and the Office of Science and Technology Policy are committed to addressing this looming issue aggressively, intelligently and in a way that will not only minimize the negative impacts of past policy failings but also strengthen our economy and enhance our national security.

External Link:

http://www.ostp.gov/cs/issues/energy_env...

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Defense Research and Engineering's mission is to ensure that the warfighters today and tomorrow have superior and affordable technology to support their missions, and to give them revolutionary war winning capabilities.

External Link:

http://www.dod.mil/ddre/index.html

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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

U.S. Military Energy Strategies

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

The Power of Storage - A 21st Century Energy Revolution

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)

Is America warming up to Geothermal Energy?

Mon, 07/13/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

R. James Woolsey

Energy in the 21st Century: Can Muir, Patton, and Gandhi Agree?

Mon, 05/11/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Joel Beauvais, Majority Counsel to the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Energy Policy in Light of a New President & Congress

Tue, 01/13/2009 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Todd Ramsey, IBM Managing Director, U.S. Federal

How IBM Went from Blue to Green & Stayed Out of the Red

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Michael Granoff, Head of Oil Independence Policies at Better Place

The Better Place Model for Breaking Oil Dependence

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Mario-Ingo Soos, German Embassy

Dr. Jeffrey Michel, Strategic Alternative to Coal Generation

Germany's Transformation into a World Leader for Renewable Energy

Mon, 10/20/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm

Jon Wellinghoff, FERC

Barriers and Challenges to Building The Smart Grid

Mon, 09/15/2008 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Peter Schultz, US Climate Change Program

Jed Schilling, Hans Herren & Andrea Bassi, Millennium Institute

Energy & Climate: It's All About The Systems

Thu, 07/24/2008 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Energy Facts

55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
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)
In 2007, renewable sources of energy accounted for about 7% of total U.S. energy consumption and 9.4% of electricity generation. (Source: EIA)
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)
Estimated energy demand is charted to grow by almost 50% in the next 20 years.
In 2007, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 936 kWh. (Source: EIA)
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)
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)
The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
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)

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