Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

[tantal]

Holy shite, you're right:

Figure 1, Bar Charts: Sources of US Energy 
  
  
 Crude Oil:       40% 
  
 Nat. Gas:        25% 
  
 Coal:            23% 
  
 Renewable:       12% 
 Figure 2, Bar Charts: Oil Consumption by Use 
  
  
 Personal Vehicles:       33.0% 
  
 Trucking:                20.0% 
  
 Petrochemicals:          11.5% 
  
 Industrial Heat:          8.3% 
  
 Air Transportation:       7.6% 
  
 Heat and Power:           7.3% 
  
 Water Transport:          2.7 
  
 Other:                    8.1% 
 

These are circa 1998 figures, from http://www.padrak.com/ine/NEN_5_11_5.html

Just a random google. No time for a more careful search. I hate it when I'm wrong, but happy to find out. =)

Now I'm really serious that we have got to stop burning this stuff - it's too valuable!!!!

I'm gonna start my own alternative energy company - anybody want to kick in some cash? I figure I'll get 20 people or so, some lab space, some supplies for at least five years; I'm guessing $200MM should be enough.

What do you say, Zeev? Want to be the director of the Tantal Institute?