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Graph of dry shale gas production in the United States from 2003-2017.
What is the role of shale as a source of oil and gas resources in the United States?
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
What types and amounts of energy are produced in each state?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
The Aleyska pipeline in Alaska that transports crude oil from Prudhoe Bay down to Valdez. Image Copyright © Larry Fellows, Arizona Geological Survey.
Where can I find maps or information on the location of natural gas and oil pipelines?
American Geosciences Institute
Image of ore containing chalcopyrite and uranium. Image Credit: Wikimedia user Geomartin, Licensed under Creative Commons, CC-BY-SA-3.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) via Wikimedia Commons
Where can I find statistics about the supply and demand of metals?
American Geosciences Institute
Wyoming coal operations. Image Credit: U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Which states are the largest producers and consumers of coal?
American Geosciences Institute
Map showing the 485 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5.5 that were recorded in 2018. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Why and where do earthquakes happen?
American Geosciences Institute
A geothermal plant in Iceland. Image Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
Why is geothermal energy a renewable resource? Can it be depleted?

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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
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
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