Presented By Claire Leuschen

 “WE DON’T GIVE A DAMN about energy. What we want is power.”  There is a difference between the two. Energy or Power?

 90 percent of the horsepower used  Reliable  Can be stored Hydrocarbons

 US the largest importer  Also one of the largest EXPORTERS  “Terrorist attacks cost so little to perpetrate that attempting to curtail terrorist financing through measures affecting the oil market will not be effective” -The Rand Corporation  Hitting the cap? Oil

-1.8%

 Now 20% of electricity generated in America  Nuclear power generated from 1973 to 2008 increased 800%  It will not be fast, easy or cheap Moving Away from Hydrocarbons

 Power Density  Energy Density  Scale  Cost  Can the various energy sources satisfy them? Four Imperatives

 Bryce, Robert. Power Hungry: The Myths of "green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future. New York, NY: PublicAffairs, References

1) From 1990 to 2007, how has the percent CO2 emissions per capita changed for the U.S.? - a) 72% b) -1.8% c) 37% d) 132% 2)What are the Four Imperatives? 3)Energy and are different? Questions?