PUBLIC LANDS, ENERGY, AND YOU
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW?
· Harnessed solar energy provides
0.7% of America's total energy
· Wind accounts for 13% of
renewable electricity and 0.3% of
America's total electricity
· Biomass energy is the oldest form
of energy used by humans
ROLE OF PUBLIC LANDS
· 12% of installed wind capacity
is on public lands
· The BLM's Modoc Plateau
juniper removal project supplies
fuel for existing bio-energy/cogeneration plants.
· The BLM uses solar technology
for campgrounds, picnic areas,
recreation areas and historical
sites.
published by the
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
for more information, please visit the
Bureau of Land Management's National Energy Of fice website at
www.blm.gov/energy/
08/18/04