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Issues surrounding energy, transportation, and the environment are among the most important of our time, and are inextricably linked. Energy, Transportation & the Environment: A Statistical Sourcebook and Guide to Government Data is a new annual statistical reference book from Information Publications. Drawing on the vast information resources of the federal government, it culls the most vital and current facts available on these three topics and presents them clearly and understandably. While information on these three areas is available in a variety of reference sources, this volume pulls together a cross-section of the available information, and serves as a guide to further research.

This book is updated annually from the most recently available government data sources, and contains a complete introduction, guide to sources with suggestions for further research, glossary of terms, and index. It provides detailed, easy-to-use tables, divided into 4 parts:

Part I: Energy

• Energy Production & Consumption: energy production by source; energy consumption by end-use sector; electricity generation; oil refinery capacity; transportation-related energy consumption and fossil fuel consumption; household energy use.


• Alternative Fuels & Renewable Energy: Alternative-fueled vehicles and filling stations; gas-electric hybrids; ethanol and biodiesel production, prices, and use; renewable energy and electricity generation; public opinion on alternative fuels and vehicles.


• International Energy: US energy and fossil fuel imports and exports; world oil production and consumption by country; world energy supply, production and consumption; international gasoline prices.

Part II: Transportation

• Cars & Driving: motor vehicle registrations; new car sales; distance traveled; world automobile sales and production; traffic congestion; commuting characteristics; gasoline prices; automotive fuel consumption; public opinion on gasoline prices.


• Public Transportation: public transit riders and trips by mode; largest transit agencies; public transportation in large metropolitan areas; power sources; fuel consumption; passenger fares and costs; transit agency employees, revenues, and expenses.


• Transportation Safety: fatalities, injuries, and accidents by mode; motor vehicle deaths; rollover accidents; alcohol-related deaths; airplane deaths; boating safety; public transit fatalities; crime on public transit vehicles.


• Travel & Shipping: travel and trip characteristics; air travel; busiest airports and international travel; freight activity; oil pipeline transportation; top foreign trade gateways.


• Roads & Infrastructure: system miles; condition of bridges and roadways; number of air carriers, railroads, and pipelines; aircraft, airports, and pilots; commercial space launches; oil and gas pipelines; US merchant fleet.

Part III: Environment

• Natural Resources: wetlands and streams; land and water areas; drinking water systems and environmental violations; land use and soil erosion; threatened and endangered species; world oil reserves; US strategic petroleum reserve.


• Greenhouse Gases & Climate Change: greenhouse gas emissions by year, gas, process, and economic sector; energy-related emissions; transportation-related emissions; fossil fuel combustion; indirect greenhouse gases; agriculture and waste emissions; world carbon dioxide emissions; climate change projections to 2100; global warming potentials of gases.


• Pollution & Chemical Exposure: toxic chemical release & exposure, by state, material, process, and chemical; recycling and treatment for chemicals; pollutant emissions; carbon monoxide releases; air quality index for metropolitan areas; secondhand smoke exposure; lead exposure; hazardous waste sites; oil spills; public opinion on environmental issues.


• Waste & Recycling: hazardous material transportation by material, process, and hazard type; injuries, accidents, and deaths in transport; hazardous waste management methods; municipal solid waste: generation, recycling, and disposal; waste generation and recycling for goods and materials; EPA priority hazardous waste sites by state.

Part IV: Special Topics

• Economy & Employment: Consumer price and spending estimates for energy and transportation; transportation fuel prices; fossil fuel production prices; electricity retail prices; energy company income and profits; transportation-related GDP; passenger fares and spending for public transportation; motor fuel taxes.


• Government: federal government spending, employees, and budgets for Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Transportation; federal government grants and spending to states; state and local government spending; government support for public transit; EPA funding for hazardous waste programs.