Show Notes // Episode 05: Securing America’s Energy Future

Episode 5 of the We the Voters podcast asks and answers big questions about the future of energy in the United States. I walk through the history of both traditional and alternative energy sectors in the country before asking big questions about the future of energy in our society. 

I look at the issue from two sides: (A) the government should invest more money into traditional energy sources like fossil fuels and (B) the government should invest more money into alternative energy sources like renewable energy. 

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Articles and Research Referenced in this Episode

Here is more information about the energy industry in the United States.

Here are facts about the energy industry from the US Energy Information Administration. 

Here is more information about the energy sector from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 

Here are facts about fossil fuel from the National Resource Defense Council. 

Here are facts about renewable energy from the National Resource Defense Council. 

Here is the State Department history of the 1973 Oil Embargo. 

Here is a timeline of the history of energy in the United States. 

Here is more information about fracking. 

Here is more information about the energy industry from the University of Michigan. 

Here is more information about energy from the US Energy Information Administration. 

Here is the Gallup poll about energy in the US. 

Here is information about energy security from the International Energy Agency. 

Here is information about energy security from the American Security Project. 

Here is the Department of Energy report on energy security. 

Here is the Department of Energy report on benefits of natural gas. 

Here is information about energy security from the Global Energy Institute. 

Here is the Department of Energy brief on fossil fuels and energy security. 

Here is more information on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve from the Department of Energy. 

Here is more information on rare earth elements from the Department of Energy. 

Here is more information about Petra Nova from the Department of Energy. 

Here is information about fossil fuel production and climate change from the Brookings Institute.

Here is the Deloitte report on the future of traditional energy sources. 

Here is information about climate change from the American Petroleum Institute. 

Here is the American Petroleum Institute report on greenhouse gas emissions and the traditional energy sector.

Here is more information on the benefits of oil drilling.  

Here is the Stanford University study on abandoned gas wells. 

Here is the Stanford University study on low carbon plastic alternatives. 

Here is information about coal from the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute.

Here is the Department of Energy report on the economic impact of oil and gas. 

Here is more information about fossil fuels from Kendrick Oil. 

Here are some facts about renewable energy. 

Here is the National Geographic article about renewable energy. 

Here is information about climate change from NASA. 

Here is more information about green energy. 

Here are facts about the renewable energy industry.  

Here is information about renewable energy from Ovo Energy. 

Here is the IRENA report about renewable energy. 

Here is information about jobs in clean energy from Think Progress. 

Here is the poll about voters impressions on clean energy. 

Here is more information about the solar industry from the Solar Foundation. 

Here is the Department of Energy report on the benefits of renewable energy. 

Here is more information about the benefits of renewable energy. 

Here is the NAP resource about the benefits of renewable energy. 

Here is the Nature article about renewable energy. 

Here is more information about smog. 

Here is more information about acid rain. 

Here is more information about the costs of renewable energy. 

Here is information about the economic benefits of renewable energy from Energy Sage. 

Here is the SEIA report on the benefits of renewable energy in the economy. 

Here is information about rebuilding the economy from the EDF. 

Here is more information about the consumer benefits of renewable energy. 

Here is more information about the public health benefits of clean energy. 

Here is more information about the benefits of clean energy on air pollution. 

Here is more information about the public health benefits on clean energy. 

Here is the ACORE report on the role of renewable energy in national security.  

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