Project Independence Blueprint Final Task Force Report Energy Conservation V 2

This report of the Interagency Task Force on Oil Shale examines the prospects for expanding shale oil production to meet the objectives of Project Independence. The study considers production potential; resource requirements such as human, money, and material resources; production constraints; and actions needed to accelerate development. The report also deals with economic factors in increased development of oil shale production; oil shale resource base and ownership; leasing requirements and policy; water demand, supply and quality; air quality analysis; impact on fish and wildlife; and the status of technology.

This report attempts to forecast the extent to which the manufacturing sector will economize in its use of scarce energy resources. Six industries are the primary focus of the report and include: paper and allied products; chemicals and allied products; stone, clay, glass, hydraulic cement, and glass containers; primary metals; and food and kindred products.

Transportation accounts for approximately 25 percent of total U.S. energy consumption and about 60 percent of U.S. petroleum consumption. Practically all of this energy is in the form of petroleum products with very minor amounts of electric energy and natural gas. Thus, the transportation sector is very important in analyses of energy demand and the potential for energy conservation.