Abstract
Up until 1955, the United States was completely energy self-sufficient. Afterward, energy imports rose to 15 % of total energy consumption by 1980, then to 30 % in 2005. The need for 30 % additional energy in the USA since 1980 can be directly attributed to the 30 % population growth, from 227 million people in 1980 to 296 million in 2005,since consumption of energy per American held steady since 1980 (Seiferlein, 2009) (cf. Fig. 1).
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Gordon, R., Poulin, B.J. (2012). Quitting Cold Turkey: Rapid Oil Independence for the USA. In: Gordon, R., Seckbach, J. (eds) The Science of Algal Fuels. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5110-1_1
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