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Coal-fired power plant at Westport, Kentucky. Image Copyright © Michael Collier
How much carbon dioxide is produced when different fuels are burned?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
An example of anthracite coal, the purest grade of coal. Image Copyright © Dr. Richard Busch
How much coal does the U.S. export and import?
American Geosciences Institute
Nuclear reactors and cooling towers at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station south of Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. Image Credit: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
How much electricity does a typical nuclear power plant generate?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
A coal-fired power plant in Westport, Kentucky on the Ohio River. Image Copyright © Michael Collier. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
How much energy does a person use in a year?
American Geosciences Institute
An earthquake-resistant pipeline crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cholame, California. Image Copyright © Michael Collier http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
How much natural gas does the United States have, and how long will it last?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
A satellite image of the Earth. Image Credit: NASA
How much of the world's energy does the United States use?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
A coal-fired power plant in Westport, Kentucky on the Ohio River. Image Copyright © Michael Collier. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
How much of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions are associated with electricity generation?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
A wind turbine.
How much of world energy consumption and electricity generation is from renewable energy?
American Geosciences Institute
Most U.S. oil imports and exports (except for those with Canada and Mexico) travel by ship, such as this oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
How much oil does the U.S. export and import?
American Geosciences Institute
An earthquake-resistant pipeline crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cholame, California. Image Copyright © Michael Collier http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
How much oil is consumed in the United States?
U.S. Energy Information Administration

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Rare earth elements include 17 elements: Yttrium, Scandium, and the Lanthanide Series. Image Credit: Peggy Greb, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
What are rare earth elements, and why are they important?
U.S. Geological Survey
Mt. St Helens following its catastrophic 1980 eruption. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey/Photo by Tom Casadevall
How many active volcanoes are there in the United States?
U.S. Geological Survey
Mine trucks moving material from the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mines in Colorado. Image Credit USGS/Photo by Yolanda Fong-Sam
What are the main methods of mining?
American Geosciences Institute
Total primary energy use in the United States in 2017 by source and sector. Image Credit: U.S. Energy Information Administration
What are the major sources and users of energy in the United States?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
An early example of a floating offshore wind turbine. Image Credit: NREL/Photo by Senu Sirnivas
What are the advantages and disadvantages of offshore wind farms?
American Geosciences Institute