Energy Book Fast Facts About Energy

Energy consumption in the United States has more than tripled in the last 60 years. The energy predicament we face, both domestically and globally, can be understood simply as a problem of supply and demand. U.S. demand for energy currently outpaces our levels of production and that gap is projected to widen in the future. In the past year or so, you’ve doubtless heard prominent figures from across the political spectrum stress the urgency of America’s energy independence for both political and environmental reasons. So if we’re going to close the gap between demand and production, something’s got to give – be it reducing demand, upping production or perhaps a little of both.