1) Russia’s oil
Russia produces more natural gas than the next six countries combined, and has over a quarter of the world’s proven gas reserves.
2) The power of the Sun
In 15 minutes, the sun radiates as much energy onto our globe as humans use during an entire year.
3) Nuclear Fission
16% of Canada ’s electricity is produced by nuclear fission, whereas San Francisco gets 25% of its electricity from wind energy.
4) Gasoline
The price of gasoline in Turkmenistan is only $US0.03 per litre. This is cheaper than in any of the OPEC (Oil Producing) countries.
5) Nuclear reactors
Japan has 53 working nuclear reactors and is planning to build another 12.
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August 29th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Great facts, thanks for posting!
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August 30th, 2008 at 12:06 am
I like these facts… I also think the Pickens Plan is at least a good beginning to turn our crisis around in the U.S.
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September 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
The most coexistent energy sources in the world. I knew all of them because I work with collecting statistic data. For sure, the firs one is the most important in near future!
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