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With oil prices in immense flux the last year, they impact every aspect of the economy. Energy continues to be a major focus of The Communications Institute. TCI is continuing its National Energy Project as a multi-faceted effort to heighten understanding of the underlying issues of the world's energy challenges. The project includes new research projects in energy supply and demand along with symposiums focused on statewide energy use and our website -- www.analysisonline.org -- to provide ongoing information on energy.
Energy Research -- The first energy research project evaluated the energy supply and demand for Arizona projecting 20-25 years into the future and reviewed how renewable and traditional sources can meet the state's energy needs. The project research was undertaken by scholars from Pennsylvania State University and Arizona State University and was funded by the Thomas R. Brown Foundations with the Institute's oversight. Click here for details. Click here for a copy of the executive summary from the report, Powering Arizona: Choices & Trade-Offs For Electricity Policy.The research was presented in a June 2008 symposium on the campus of Arizona State University in Phoenix and other events including a breifing for the Arizona State Legislature in February 2009. The study was undertaken after meetings with Governor Janet Napolitano, Arizona's Director of Commerce, and members of the Legislature.
A second study is now being finalized to look at California's long term energy supply and demand.
The Institute will continue its energy education programs. Click here for detail on the past and future TCI energy programs.
"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 from 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.
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.