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The Navy Has Fuel-Cell Generators; Will You Have Them Soon, Too?

They're a more efficient way of using fossil fuels, and they're getting a lot cheaper.

Shooting the Well: The Petroleum Torpedoes of the Early Oil Fields

Shooting the Well: The Petroleum Torpedoes of the Early Oil Fields

Almost immediately after we started drilling wells, we started fracturing the rocks underground to increase the flow of fossil fuels.

The Natural Gas Boom: Processes, Production, and Problems Reuters

The Natural Gas Boom: Processes, Production, and Problems

The best reportage and analysis about the possibilities and dangers of fracking

When Will Solar Get Cheap Enough for Everyone to Use?

When Will Solar Get Cheap Enough for Everyone to Use?

An animated look at how far solar has come since it emerged in the 1950s

Charting the Fall of Solar Prices Reuters

Charting the Fall of Solar Prices

It's taken 60 years, but solar is tantalizingly close to beating fossil fuels on price.

What's in Crude Oil&mdash;And How Do We Use It?

What's in Crude Oil—And How Do We Use It?

An animated guide to how crude oil turns into useful fuel for cars, jets, and more

Turning Crude Oil Into the Stuff We Use EIA

Turning Crude Oil Into the Stuff We Use

Understanding how we produce and use petroleum

The Complexities of Climate Change Reuters

The Complexities of Climate Change

There are no easy solutions to global warming, but progress is on the horizon.

Who's to Blame for Climate Change?

Who's to Blame for Climate Change?

A quick, animated look at at where emissions come from on our planet

A Very Short History of How Americans Use Energy at Home Prelinger Archive

A Very Short History of How Americans Use Energy at Home

We use less energy heating our homes, but more on the appliances inside them

How Do We Use Energy at Home?

How Do We Use Energy at Home?

A look at how consumer habits have changed over the years 

The U.S. Energy Picture: A Backgrounder National Archives

The U.S. Energy Picture: A Backgrounder

An introduction to the American way of making and using power

The User's Guide to Energy Mass. Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

The User's Guide to Energy

The energy system is a huge $6 trillion enterprise, but the basics are simple and human.

How Much Energy Does the U.S. Use?

How Much Energy Does the U.S. Use?

An animated guide to the different energy sources that power our nation

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