August 9, 2012
The US has a population about quarter the size of India and consumes over 3x as much energy. Over a quarter of India's consumption of energy is from renewable sources whereas renewables consist of just over 5% of all US consumption.
Efficient building upgrades could save the annual consumption of the US, Russia, India and Africa combined - a retrofit of the Empire State building could reduce it's energy use by up to 40%.
If every American home replaced one incandescent blub with a CFL, it would save $700 million in annual energy costs.
If no new oil sources are found and we keep consuming at our current rate, some estimates predict that we only have enough oil to last 40 years.
90% of Americans think the energy situation is serious and 50% think the US will face a critical energy shortage in the next 5 years.
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