National Academy of Sciences Energy Primer
What You Need To Know About Energy
"What You Need To Know About Energy"is a special booklet produced by the National Academy of Sciences with contributions from The Communications Institute and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The information in the booklet was derived from data provided by the Energy Information Administration and National Research Council reports.As the nationwide debate over the sources and forms of energy continues, it is evident that managing energy use wisely in the 21st century calls for balancing three essential, but quite different, concerns: resources, responsibility, and security.
"What You Need To Know About Energy" begins with a description of the status of energy today, and a survey of the nation's energy demand versus the world's available supply. It then looks ahead to the quest for greater energy efficiency and emerging technologies. The goal of the booklet is to
present an accurate picture of America's current energy needs and to describe options that are likely to play a significant role in our energy future.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare.