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justatoolAug 24, 2010
woo, Qatar is on top of energy consuming countries.. I was wrong!
doctechnicalAug 24, 2010
Energy consumption tends to track GDP.
dreamspirit3Aug 25, 2010
Average salary in Qatar is more than 90,000 USD !
bipolarruledoutAug 25, 2010
Time to move to Qatar apparently.
badqatAug 24, 2010
I'm shocked the United States comes out so low per capita. I'd have thought we lead the pack.
emfkAug 24, 2010
We still consume way too much oil.
badqatAug 24, 2010
Certainly. You'd think we'd be farther ahead by now, but cheap oil won't ever go out of style.
biofriendlyblogAug 24, 2010
Seriously, right?! I knew China used more than the U.S., but 8 other countries ahead of both China and U.S.....woah!
badqatAug 24, 2010
Indeed. Canada ahead of the US? That's a shock to me.
doctechnicalAug 24, 2010
Perhaps the local temperature has an effect on energy consumption...? I know I'm going out on a limb with this screwball theory...
caio6939Aug 25, 2010
Well per capita... they use consume more energy in general.
Closed AccountAug 25, 2010
Those countries use more per capita. China uses way less per capita. The problem is that the US uses a lot per capita AND has a pretty big population compared to the rest of the top 10. It'll be quite a (polluted) future when India and China start using more per capita.
bipolarruledoutAug 25, 2010
Canada has LOTS of oil and the US gets more from Canada than any other country.
msaleemAug 24, 2010
Per capita makes all the difference. Look at absolute numbers and US will be #1 and China #2.
deathstrykAug 25, 2010
Bring in the V10 SUVs!!
we'll show em.
b0nd23Aug 24, 2010
Can we please stop making nuclear power so expensive? By this I mean all the regulatory red tape, etc. that makes building a nuclear power plant virtually impossible in the US.
deathstrykAug 25, 2010
They should sell enriched uranium in walmart. Sell portable reactors at target. and separate recycle bins for used up nuke waste.
b0nd23Aug 25, 2010
The last nuclear reactor completed in the US was in the 1970s. Current financiers want loan guarantees because multiple power plants have been effectively buried by ever changing regulations. Current nuclear technology is very safe, much more environmentally friendly than fossil fuel based power, and by using fast breeder reactors it is quite sustainable.
I don't think anyone is proposing that we make nuclear power available to anyone walking into Walmart, or the equivalent for energy generation. What I'm talking about is reasonable, consistent, and steady requirements/regulations so that the plants can be built for a reasonable price and on a solid timeline.
deathstrykAug 25, 2010
It was a joke mate. I am a totally pro-nuclear guy just as you expect from an engineer :)
kinggorillaAug 25, 2010
A MR. FUSION IN EVERY CAR AND A NUCLEAR REACTOR IN EVERY IPHONE!
deathstrykAug 25, 2010
flux capacitor?
kinggorillaAug 25, 2010
the Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor converted household waste to power the time machine's flux capacitor and time circuits
ostracizeAug 25, 2010
I'm sure that in 1985 plutonium is available at every corner drug store, but in 1955 it's a little hard to come by.
bipolarruledoutAug 25, 2010
I'm generally pro nuclear but be careful what you wish for.
deafbeatAug 24, 2010
Loads of Nuclear power left, lets nuke something and make energy.. not!
beforen0wAug 25, 2010
i thought the US would use more, but it's still a lot
hackiewackieAug 25, 2010Submitter
Not that much if compared to the rest of those 9 countries..
snatchdraculaAug 25, 2010
Yeah. I'm surprised about the netherlands. I thought everyone in europe was super green. :x
krandenAug 25, 2010
America is not #1, WE are always #1! This needs to change asap.
Closed AccountAug 25, 2010
save your energy buddy !
deathstrykAug 25, 2010
We love Oil <3333 !!
botaxeroAug 25, 2010
Split the atom.
bobby1978Aug 25, 2010
There's what, only a hundred years or so left till we level up to a Type I civilization? C'mon baby c'mon.
kthoma22Aug 25, 2010
Canada is less energy efficient than America? Must be from the power required to run all those ice hockey rinks.
assassyn360Aug 25, 2010
I kind of don't mind the U.S. being 10th on the top 10 oil consumption list.
akchrsAug 25, 2010
They list their sources as wikipedia and BP. Hmmm...
dreamspirit3Aug 25, 2010
Although my major is Petroleum Engineering I believe the world needs to increase investment in geothermal energy. Geothermal is a proven renewable energy as seen in countries such as Iceland. Wind and solar farms do not even produce a fraction of the power a single geothermal plant can produce.
My real goal is to land a job as a Geothermal Engineer. The problem is there are no Geothermal Engineering programs in the United States. Usually if you want to get a job in geothermal engineering you have to pursue a similar field in resource engineering such as Petroleum Engineering because both Petro Eng. and Geotherm. Eng. share many of the same engineering principles and problems.
elburro88Aug 25, 2010
I've always wanted to ask a geothermal engineer this question. Why is it that countries in Asia that sit on top of tons of hotsprings don't develop more of these resources into power plants? (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia) What is the key barriers for making this kind of geothermal power plants?
skunkman62Aug 25, 2010
the light bulb is gay
bipolarruledoutAug 25, 2010
Duh, that's why it has a rainbow on it.
overdrivenAug 25, 2010
It's painfully obvious that the creator of this graphic has an agenda. I'm all for clean energy and less use of non-renewable resources, but how about creating an infographic that actually makes sense? The column titled "Remaining Non-Renewable Resources" is a great example. It lists percentages, but then goes on to say "percentage remaining as measured in yottajoules". Are you serious? You're measuring the earth's natural resources in amounts of energy? Did you ever consider that it's not even possible given the fact that various ways of extracting said energy have different levels of efficiency?
Another great one is "the PROVEN reserves of coal..." That basically means the veins that have already been discovered. They aren't accounting for ongoing coal discovery.
I could go on and on. Please dig this garbage down and lets have someone with at least a high school education create the infographic next time.
bipolarruledoutAug 25, 2010
Infographics (and all statistics) are meant to provide a quick overview of information rather than an in depth analysis. Most people aren't going to read dozens or research papers and analyze such details.