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Fact:	Fact on Renewable Energy 7/20/2008	View Fact
Published:	7/20/2008 by American Wind Energy Association	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Shayon 78 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Renewable Energy

Fact Details: Wind energy eeduces smog and eliminates a major source of acid rain; could reduce total US emissions of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) by 1/3 and world emissions by 4%.

Fact:	Fact on Energy 2/23/2008	View Fact
Published:	2/23/2008	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 226 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Energy & Fossil Fuels

Fact Details: About 86% of all types of energy used in the United States is derived from fossil fuels.

Fact:	Fact on Energy 2/23/2008	View Fact
Published:	2/23/2008	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 226 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Energy & Fossil Fuels

Fact Details: America's recoverable reserves of coal stand at 275 billion tons, an amount that is greater than any other nation in the world and capable of meeting domestic demand for more than 250 years at current rates of consumption.

Fact:	Fact on Renewable Energy 2/14/2008	View Fact
Published:	2/14/2008	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 235 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Renewable Energy

Fact Details: The total amount of electricity that could potentially be generated from wind in the United States has been estimated at 10,777 billion kWh annually—more than twice the electricity generated in the U.S. today. American Wind Energy Association.

Fact:	Fact on Renewable Energy 2/14/2008	View Fact
Published:	2/14/2008	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 235 days ago	Add Comment
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Fact Details: Every hour, more energy from sunlight strikes the Earth than is consumed on the planet in a year. US Department of Energy.