Environmental Data Visualizations
The Facts:
North America has pledged a (very, very) ambitious goal of 50% renewable energy by 2025. Based on the US data (below), we still have quite a way to go. While our percentage of renewable energy use is at an all time high (just shy of 10%, or around 19% if you count nuclear energy in that category), no US renewable energy source is showing the kind of growth that would be needed to meet that 2025 goal.
The Figures:

For contrast, here is the our fossil fuel use by source over the same time period:

The Point
There is a clear upward trend in our renewable use, although it doesn’t appear to be on track to meet our environmental goals. Nuclear energy generation has leveled out, hydroelectric has a lot of variation but appears to be trending slightly downward. Biomass energy (biofuels) and geothermal are trending steadily upward…
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