Biomass usage in the u.s.
Biomass currently supplies about four percent of the energy produced in the U.S., and could potentially provide almost 20 percent.
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Geothermal energy in the u.s.
Geothermal energy currently provides more than 2,700 megawatts of electricity nationwide - the equivalent of three nuclear power plants, or enough to power more than 3.5 million homes.
A geothermal power plant emits no nitrogen oxides, very few sulfur dioxides and 1,000 to 2,000 times less carbon dioxide than a fossil fuel plant.
Interesting fact about alcohol production
Although bourbon is Kentucky's leading export and its production directly employs thousands of people, it is illegal to buy the
product in the very counties in which it is produced. They are all, to this day, still dry.
What do Paul Revere and the penny have in common?
Paul Revere’s metals company once supplied the Mint with rolled copper for the production of early cents. Impressively, the company is still in business today making top quality aluminum siding.
Honey production
A bee must tap 4 million flowers to make 2lbs. of honey. There are 3 million honey producing colonies in the United States.