“With America now importing 60 percent of the oil we use and a national bill for this habit that came to $250 billion last year, there is simply no time to waste. With worldwide demand growing rapidly, and with concern about the environmental impact of greenhouse gases rising, the deployment of clean, reliable sources of energy is clearly in our national interest.”

—Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman
(http://www.eere.energy.gov)

Overview

With energy demand increasing worldwide, and a known interest in energy independence and efficiency, an opportunity is presented to involve all generations of our society in a thorough exploration of this topic. Keystone Science School's Summit on the Future of Energy Use in America seeks to address this issue with today’s high school students – to discuss opportunities to increase energy efficiency in three areas: transportation, buildings, and electricity.

The entire group of 40 students will then take the knowledge gained through their project research and analysis as well as their stakeholder review to develop a set of guidelines and recommendations for successful development and implementation that would enable America to become the world leader in sustainable use of energy over the next 50 years.