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<br /> <br />c:=:=:lcoal <br />E:JOII <br />.. Gas <br />"NuClear <br />~Other <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3% <br />.% <br />3% <br /> <br />90% <br /> <br />Pro...ed Reser...es Economically <br />R.co....r.ble with Existing Technology <br /> <br />1974 <br />Consumption Pattern <br /> <br />30% <br /> <br /> <br />46% <br /> <br /> <br />. The vast reserves of coal in the United States amount to <br />three times the energy contained in the Middle East"s oil re- <br />serves, and currently account tor more than 90 percent of U.S. <br />proved energy reserves. <br /> <br />. Yet. over the last 75 years. the United States has switched <br />from using coal for over 90 percent of its energy needs to de- <br />pending on oil and gas for 75 percent of its energy. <br /> <br />. Thus. the Nation depends upon its least abundant energy <br />resources to provide most of its energy needs. <br /> <br />. The result has been a growing dependence on imported <br />energy. the avaIlability and price of which are controlled by a <br />few Middle East countries <br /> <br />. Our task between now and 1985 is to find and develop more <br />oil and gas and stimulate conservation to offset currently dWin- <br />dling production of these fuels, as our economy is converted to <br />the more abundant resources. such as coal and nuclear power. <br /> <br />. In the pOSI-1985 period. our task is to develop new tech. <br />nologies thaI can dramatically expand our economically usable <br />reserves of shale oil and uranium. and to make greater use of non. <br />depletable resources. such as solar and geothermal energy <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />What Are the <br />Roots of Our <br />Energy Problem? <br /> <br />