The US government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) releases monthly updates to American power production, consumption, imports and exports. These figures are telling in regards to growth of industries. Current trends show nuclear stalemating (perhaps because of concerns brought on by Japan’s situation). Renewables continue to accelerate in use. The cost in terms of real dollar GDP of petroleum and gas has declined sharply since 1973. All this in more in the March 2011 report. The April report is due out in the next week.

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