Want to better understand the way energy is used in this country? Take a look at the Department of Energy’s new website, “Energy Explained” at http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energyexplained/
The website goes over in detail many interesting energy-related topics, from the basic question “What is Energy?” to the more complex explanations of how biomass works and how much of it is used in the U.S.
“Energy touches us in many ways every day, from the electricity that lights our homes to the fuel we use in our cars,” said EIA Administrator Richard Newell in a press release. “Energy Explained uses plain language and clear graphics to help explain a sometimes complex, but vital subject.”
One of the more interesting tables, directly related to our goal of the term, is this chart of energy consumption in the U.S.:
Especially when compared to the chart of energy produced in the U.S.:
The difference between how much crude oil we produce vs. how crude oil we consume kind of says it all, doesn’t it?
It’s interesting that this website is a new government program launched jus less than two months ago. Energy policy has been an important factor in American life for a very, very long time. Clear explanation of our energy policy and it’s various effects are much-needed in the current political climate, when energy policy and its related environmental policy are so often in the public debate.
-Ed Johnson
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