This is a sobering graphic for those who've been swayed by the propaganda that America is "just around the corner" from a 100% alternative---non--fossil-fuel---economy. <img src="{att_link}main.png" align="none" caption="Energy consumption in the US (1776 -- 2015)" source="EIA" href="http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=26912"> You can see that coal consumption is way down, but natural-gas consumption is way up. Home-grown natural-gas consumption is declining again (rapidly, despite more propaganda) but imports will likely continue. Along with natural gas, other renewables have also replaced some of the coal, but not nearly as much. Just as much as petroleum's uptick. SAD!