EIA gives an overview of the production and use of energy in the US for the year 2011 with graphs and data. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/energy_in_brief/article/major_energy_sources_and_users.cfm
Author: william.herring
Allocation of Energy Use in Petroleum Refineries to Petroleum Products
This article presents a petroleum refinery-process-based approach to allocating energy use in a petroleum refinery to petroleum refinery products according to mass, energy content, and market value share of final and intermediate petroleum products as they flow through refining processes within a refinery. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/636.PDF
Social Sustainability Assessment Literature Review
This document provides an overview of the social responsibility landscape and how existing tools and methodologies can be mobilized in business. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/wp-content/themes/sustainability/assets/pdf/whitepapers/Social_Sustainability_Assessment.pdf
Elucidating and Reprogramming Escherichia coli Metabolisms for Obligate Anaerobic n-butanol and Isobutanol Production
Elementary mode (EM) analysis based on the constraint-based metabolic network modeling was applied to elucidate and compare complex fermentative metabolisms of Escherichia coli for obligate anaerobic production of n-butanol and isobutanol. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.springerlink.com/content/9452875262w01r5m
Cellulosic Biofuels — Got Gasoline?
A perspective article examining liquid biofuels beyond ethanol. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/325/5942/822.summary
Educating and Developing Workers for the Green Economy
Opinion article on the reshaping of education programs to meet demands of the biofuel sector. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.future-science.com/doi/pdf/10.4155/bfs.12.9
CVal: A Spreadsheet Tool to Evaluate the Direct Benefits and Costs of Carbon Sequestration Contracts for Managed Forests.
This documentation is meant to accompany CVal, a downloadable spreadsheet tool. CVal was constructed for foresters, other land management advisors, landowners, and carbon credit aggregators to evaluate the direct benefits and costs of entering into contracts for carbon sequestered in managed forests and forest plantations. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/products/publications/specific_pub.php?posting_id=14478&trending=yes&src=twitter-fsWoodLab
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
The Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America assembles statistics on four broad categories of socioeconomic factors: People, Jobs, Agriculture, and County classifications. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx
US Energy Information Administration: Annual Energy Review 2011
A report of historical annual energy statistics, including all forms of energy used in the US. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/index.cfm
Petroleum & Other Liquids
EIA breaks down how much liquid fuel has been imported by the US since 2007. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_a.htm