Department of Energy
http://www.doe.gov “ABOUT DOE”
-http://www.doe.gov/about/index.htm Note five strategic goals. Then back one (to main) screen
http://www.cdc.gov/ Use “Quick Clicks: “FOR CONSUMERS”
-http://www.doe.gov/forconsumers.htm Then “Your Home”
--http://www.doe.gov/yourhome.htm “Residential natural Gas prices”
---http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/brochure/oil_gas/rngp/index.html Scroll to bottom, see map. Back one
--http://www.doe.gov/yourhome.htm “ENERGY STAR Qualified products”
---http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/save_energy.html “Refrigerators & Freezers” (Provided by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, more about that later)
----http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=refrig.pr_refrigerators “HTML”
-----http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=refrig.display_products_html Back five (to main screen)
http://www.doe.gov/ “FOR RESEARCHERS”
-http://www.doe.gov/forresearchers.htm “Energy Statistics” (right column) part of DOE Energy Information Admininistration which has both current and historical statistics.)
--http://www.eia.doe.gov/ “Natural Gas”
---http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html See chart right side, then, “Is
----http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/natural_gas_production.cfm back one
---http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html
----http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/ng/ng_enr_sum_dcu_NUS_a.htm under Dry Natural Gas, view history, “1925-2006” (have continued to rise!)
-----http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/ng/hist/rngr11nus_1a.htm back five (to main)
http://www.doe.gov/ “Prices & Trends” (middle of black bar below top)
-http://www.doe.gov/pricestrends/index.htm “Annual Energy Review” left side
--http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/contents.html “Energy Overview” (number 2 below)
---http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/overview.html PDF file for 1.1 (table)
----http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec1_5.pdf back one
---http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/overview.html PDF file for 1.1 (graph)
----http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec1_4.pdf
Summarize DOE site now that we are a bit more familiar with it:
http://www.doe.gov Click on “Science and Technology, More …” Wow. Lots here!
-http://www.doe.gov/sciencetech/index.htm back one
http://www.doe.gov Click on “Energy Resources, More …” More here! Try “Hydrogen”
-http://www.doe.gov/energysources/hydrogen.htm “Energy Hydrogen Program”
--http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/ back three (to main)
http://www.doe.gov We already looked at energy efficiency through our consumer link, let’s click on ”The Environment”
-http://www.doe.gov/environment/index.htm Lots more here! Also more under “National Security” and “Safety and Health” For example “Nuclear Security” under the “National Security” link.
DOE Energy Information Administration. We briefly looked at this, let’s spend some more time here.
http://www.eere.energy.gov Looking for statistics on retail gasoline and diesel? Click on “Petroleum”
-http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html “Weekly Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices”
--http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_gnd_dcus_nus_w.htm Notice we can select what we see, Try Colorado and Weekly, then change Weekly to Annual, then Back 3 (to petroleum screen)
-http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html Notice help in the “References” section on the right side of the page. “Petroleum Basics 101”
--http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/petroleum_basics.html “A Primer on Gasoline Prices”
---http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/gasolinepricesprimer/ back one
--http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/petroleum_basics.html Notice the “Energy Conversions” link
---http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/conversion_basics.html Also, you can click on the “Glossary” and look for “British thermal unit” under “B” then back two
--http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/conversion_basics.html Under “Not Just for Kids” click on “Measuring Natural Gas” Scroll down page to that section, notice 10 matches give out 10 BTU back four (to main screen)
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
http://www.eere.energy.gov/ Notice upper right corner, Subject Index and Site Name Index. Click on “Site Name Index” in upper right corner. These are all EERE sites.
-http://www1.eere.energy.gov/site_administration/site_name_index.html “Consumer’s Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy”
--http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/ We already looked at a link from the EERE about refridgerators, lets look at “Your Workplace”
---http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_workplace/ “Commercial Buildings”
----http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/highperformance/ “Enter the database” under Search Our Buildings Database
-----http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/ Read a little, then “Search by Location”
------http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/searchby.cfm?search=Location Click on “CO” on map
-------http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/mtxview.cfm?CFID=29405517&CFTOKEN=62992677 “
--------http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/overview.cfm?projectid=672 back six to cons. guide
--http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/ “Your Vehicle”
---http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_vehicle/ “Alternative Fuel Vehicles”
----http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/index.html “Hybrid Electric Vehicles”
-----http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/hybrid_electric.html “Cost and Emissions Calculator”
------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/hybrid_electric_calculator.html “Single Vehicle Tool”
-------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/hev_calculator/single.php Try Toyota Highlander and “Continue”
--------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/hev_calculator/single2.php Change settings if desired, “Continue”
---------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/hev_calculator/single3.php Click “Finish” Note “Lifetime Savings”
----------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/hev_calculator/single4.php Click on “Incentives & Laws” on bar under top banner.
-----------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/incentives_laws.html “CO” on map
------------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/progs/state_summary.php/CO Under State Incentives, “… (HEV) Tax Credit”
-------------http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/progs/view_ind.php/CO/5246 Note Highlander Tax Credit
Fueleconomy.gov
http://www.fueleconomy.gov Under “Find and Compare Cars” search any model, but let’s “Search by Class”
-http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass.htm “Select Class” “Sport Utility Vehicles”
--http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass.htm Pick some and choose “Compare”
---http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass.htm Click on “Print the Fuel Economy Guide”
----http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/FEG2000.htm “2009 Fuel Economy Guide”
US Geological Survey Energy Resources Program
http://energy.usgs.gov “Energy Sources” pull down to “Coal” left on bar below header
-http://energy.usgs.gov/coal.html Notice Coal has increased slightly, Nuclear is down, and Petroleum is up. Also note many items in left column, and this is just coal! Try “Regional Studies”
--http://energy.usgs.gov/regional.html , then click on “Colorado Plateau”
---http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/regional_studies/colorado_plateau/ then “Publications and Data” (left column)
---http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/regional_studies/colorado_plateau/cp-pubs_data.html “Bulletins”
----http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/regional_studies/colorado_plateau/cp_bulletins.html Notice also other items in bar, scan across. Click on “Search
-----http://energy.usgs.gov/search.html
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
http://www.nrc.gov Click on “About NRC”
-http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc.html Read paragraph. Click on “Nuclear Reactors” pull down to “Operating Reactor Locations”
--http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/ Click on “Radioactive Waste” pull down to “Uranium Mill Tailings”
---http://www.nrc.gov/waste/mill-tailings.html then “Fact Sheet on Uranium Mill Tailings” at bottom.
----http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/mill-tailings.html then “Public Meetings and Involvement” pull down to “Brochures & Fact Sheets”
-----http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/ Under “Nuclear Materials and Waste” “Energy Solutions Proposal …”
------http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/energysolutions.html
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
http://www.ferc.gov Under “About FERC” pull down “What FERC Does”
-http://www.ferc.gov/about/about.asp “Documents & Filings” pull down “eLibrary”
--http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp “General Search” just above “Search Options”
---http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp Click “during the previous 7 years”, enter “Enron Scandal” at bottom of form in “Text Search” and click “Submit”
----http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/results.asp Click on last entry for Barbara Boxer.
-----http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/nvcommon/NVViewer.asp?Doc=8307579:0 Close Window, go back to original window.
----http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/results.asp Click on third from bottom link, “Response to the …”
-----http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/nvcommon/NVViewer.asp?Doc=9053581:0 Close window and Close Search Resuts window returning to underlying FERC page (still at documents and filing.) Click on “Industries” pull down to “Energy Supply and Demand”
------http://www.ferc.gov/industries/eng-sup-dem.asp Click on “Summer Energy Market Assessment 2008”
-------http://www.ferc.gov/market-oversight/mkt-views/2008/05-15-08.pdf
US Environmental Protection Agency – Energy Page
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pollenergy.html Click on “Clean Energy”
-http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/index.html Notice July 22 EPA launches searchable database …
--http://cfpub.epa.gov/ceird/index.cfm?fuseaction=local.search_js Click on “
---http://cfpub.epa.gov/ceird/index.cfm?fuseaction=local.view_results
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
http://www.osti.gov/
-http://www.osti.gov/about/mission There are many different links to websites and databases. We’ll look at just a few within the context of oil shale. The most comprehensive are the Energy Citations and
Energy Citations Database
We’ll start with the Energy Citations Database “Science Accelerator” pull down “Energy Citations Database”
--http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/ 2.3 million citations, 1943-, but only 179,000 full text. Type “”Oil Shale”” and “Search”
--http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/basicsearch.jsp Over 8,000 matches. Click on Fielded Search (at top)
---http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/advancedsearch.jsp Now over 5,000 back one
--http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/advancedsearch.jsp Add “
---http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/advancedsearch.jsp Ah. Sort by “Publication Date” “Descending” but only a few are full text, and 1996 is most recent. You will have to experiment to discover what works best for a given search. Go back, try a new search on just “oil shale” as a subject and publication date “from” “2005” and “search”
----http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/advancedsearch.jsp Now there is new material, though only a few in full text. Go back (to main page) and choose “Science Accelerator” pull down “
http://www.osti.gov/bridge/ Try “oil shale
-http://www.osti.gov/bridge/basicsearch.jsp Wow. Over 2,000 full text matches. Click on the first pdf
--http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/615646-x3HoB8/webviewable/ Go back one
-http://www.osti.gov/bridge/basicsearch.jsp Click on “Fielded Search” at top
--http://www.osti.gov/bridge/advancedsearch.jsp Try “oil shale
---http://www.osti.gov/bridge/advancedsearch.jsp Now we get just seven references. Again, you have to experiment. Let’s try one more “fielded search” As a subject, “
----http://www.osti.gov/bridge/advancedsearch.jsp I wish I had known about this when I did my MS in geology, this was my subject area. These are not in GeoRef. Click on “Site Map”
-----http://www.osti.gov/bridge/sitemap.jsp Click on “Alerts Help”
------http://www.osti.gov/bridge/alerthelp.jsp If you register you can save searches and be notified when new material is available based on those searches. Click on OSTI at left of bar below header
http://www.osti.gov/index Click on “Science Accelerator”
-http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/ Click on key resources.
--http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/resourcedescriptions This is a federated search engine that searches across 10 databases including the Energy Citations Database and the
---http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/dsa/resultList.html?ssid=-3e39c363:11ba4429556:3eaf&startPosition=0&refresh=true Now have over 600 references. Wow. Click on “Advanced Search” at top.
----http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/dsa/search.html Notice you can choose the databases to search, but have far fewer search options, for example, no subject. That is the nature of Federated Search Engines.
Let’s look at one more database,
Science.Gov
http://www.science.gov Click on “Energy & Energy Conservation”
-http://www.science.gov/browse/w_121.htm Type “oil shale” and hit “Begin Search”
http://www.science.gov/scigov/resultList.html?ssid=3e4c817c:11ba4892846:fe5&startPosition=0&refresh=true Note nearly 1500 references, Note sources from places not searched earlier. Also note “Alert” available. Enter “
http://www.science.gov/scigov/resultList.html?ssid=3e4c817c:11ba4892846:156f&startPosition=0&refresh=true Now only about 150. Again, notice varied results. Also, no subject searching.
Webjunction.org. Where you can find today’s presentation as well as related resources.
http://www.webjunction.org “Government Information in the 21st Century”
-http://webjunction.org/gi21 Click on “Energy and Natural Resources”
