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Supply and Demand
Pages 12-19

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From page 12...
... The answers depend on our inventory of sources. At present, oil accounts for 40% of total energy consumption in the United States.
From page 13...
... rapidly rising demand for oil in other countries, such as China and India, are heightening concern OIL that we will reach a point where the oil supply can The United States, with less than 5% of the world's no longer be increased to meet projected demand. population, is home to one-third of the world's While this will certainly be true eventually, there is automobiles.
From page 14...
... While nuclear Energy sources used to generate electricity in the United States in 2006.*
From page 15...
... But in of liquefied natural gas, which is natural gas cooled the same year, the United States consumed about 140 to its liquid phase, making it easier to transport. billion gallons of gasoline and 40 billion gallons of diesel fuel, so ethanol accounted for only a small Global consumption of natural gas in 2004 was 100 percentage of the total gasoline pool.
From page 16...
... coal reserves, which are estimated at about 270 While they may make significant contributions billion tons. More than one-fourth of the total known to the energy supply in certain geographic areas, world coal reserves are in the United States, and absent major changes in economic, political, or supplies are sufficient for hundreds of years at current technological factors, they will still provide a small consumption rates.
From page 17...
... Wind and solar-to-electric technologies account for a very NUCLEAR FUEL small part of our total energy production, but wind, America is unlikely to face problems in obtaining currently assisted by a production tax credit, has enough uranium ore to meet anticipated demand for been penetrating the market rapidly in the past few several decades. According to government estimates, years and accounted for almost 1% of the electricity output from nuclear power plants is expected to generated in the United States in 2006.
From page 18...
... represent electricity generated from those sources. Electricity generation, transmission, and distribution losses include fuel and thermal energy inputs for electric generation and an 18 estimated 9% transmission and distribution loss, as well as electricity consumed at power plants.
From page 19...
... Can the United States actually meet its growing needs? This trend is expected to continue.


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