This report represents the discussions and findings of the workshop, the goal of which was to bring together scientific leaders in microbiology, plant biology, metabolic engineering, systems biology, bioinformatics, computational modeling, and other relevant disciplines to examine fundamental aspects of biosystems design from molecules to organisms to communities.
Follow this link to learn more: http://genomicscience.energy.gov/biosystemsdesign/index.shtml

This report considers the environmental, logistical, and financial implications of introducing alternative jet fuels to airports.
Follow this link to learn more: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_rpt_060.pdf

A free downloadable textbook about bioethanol and its production.
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You’d be hard pressed to find a material more universally researched right now than lignin. It’s the second most abundant organic polymer on earth, behind cellulose. It’s what makes trees stand upright, what makes wood hold its shape, and what makes furniture support your weight when you sit on it. Lignin is everywhere in the biological realm, plays a huge part in maintaining the earth’s carbon cycle, and therefore, the environmental stability of the world, and is still one of the primary foci of the world’s scientific community.
Follow this link to learn more: http://gowood.blogspot.com/2012/02/wood-science-1013-lignin.html

Revisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program for the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
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Real-time graphs of electricity/gas usage of UK public buildings, updated every 5 seconds
Follow this link to learn more: http://www.carbonculture.net/

Easy-to-understand answers to common questions about energy.
Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/energy_in_brief/

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

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

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