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Michele Bachmann: Campaign Issues
Where she stands Michele Bachmann Related Links Barack Obama: Campaign Issues Campaign 2012 Closest Presidential Races Presidential Gallery Michele Bachmann’s…World Energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1990–2025
RegionEnergy consumption(quadrillion btu)Carbon dioxide emissions(million metric tons)19902001201020251990200120102025Industrialized nations182.8211.5236.3281.410,46211,63412,93815,643Eastern Europe/…September Current Events 2023: World News
Top of Page U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Barack Obama: Campaign Issues, Partial List 1
Where he stands Barack Obama Related Links John McCain: Campaign Issues Closest Presidential Races Presidential Gallery…Barack Obama: Campaign Issues, Partial List 2
Where he stands Barack Obama Related Links Campaign 2012 Mitt Romney Closest Presidential Races Presidential Gallery…Earth Day
Spikes in prices raise awareness of the need to conserve resources Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, a result of the efforts of Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), a passionate advocate of…Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the former bartender and 28-year-old political rookie who won election to the U.S. Congress from New York's 14th District in 2018. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grew up in The…Richard Branson
A billionaire businessman with a taste for derring-do, Richard Branson is the founder and CEO of the mega-corporation known as the Virgin Group. Branson's first business was music: he began selling…U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 2002–2012
See the breakdown of U.S. energy resources, listed in quadrillion Btus Energy Source 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Total1 97.927 100.413 99.960 99.438 97.892 95.142 Fossil Fuels 83.994 86.191 85.…User's Guide to Environmental Language
acid rain: Rain contaminated with pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases come from fuels being burned at high temperatures and from car exhausts. When acid rain…