The National Academy of Sciences on "America's Energy Future"

Coal and Related Carbon Resources

The National Academy of Sciences is the most respected scientific organization in the world. In July of this year, the Academy published a major assessment of America's Energy Future, detailing major policy options open to the United States. [1] Importantly, Dr. Steven Chu, U. S. Secretary of Energy, was a member of the committee that wrote the report. Coal with CCS is regarded as the most viable means of meeting growing electricity demand over the next several decades.