The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration publishes online a wealth of energy-related data, including the volumes Annual Energy Review, International Energy Annual, and International Energy Outlook, all downloadable in PDF. The general Energy Information Administration site is located at
www.eia.doe.gov/

An excellent summary of the history and current trends of energy use in the United States is at
www.eia.gov/emeu/aer/eh/frame.html

Through the EIA "bookshelf" and other links, shorter items can be found, including "Where does my gasoline come from?"
www.eia.doe.gov/neic/brochure/gaso6/gasoline.htm

A recent EIA analysis concerning "peak oil" is "Long-term world oil supply scenarios: The future is neither as bleak nor as rosy as some assert," by J.H. Wood, G.R. Long, and D.F. Morehouse (2004)
www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/ feature_articles/2004/worldoilsupply/pdf/itwos.pdf

General information about energy is accessible from USGS via
www.usgs.gov/themes/energy.html

The USGS Energy Resource Surveys Program home page is at
energy.usgs.gov/

and USGS World Energy Project home page is
energy.cr.usgs.gov/energy/WorldEnergy/WEnergy.html

The USGS National Assessment of Oil and Gas Online (NOGA Online) is at
energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/

and the USGS World Petroleum Assessment 2000 is at
pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dd_060/

Several pertinent USGS publications online: "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1002 Area, Petroleum assessment, 1998, including economic analysis" (Fact Sheet 0028- 01, 2001)
pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0028-01/fs-0028-01.pdf

"U.S. Geological Survey 2002 petroleum resource assessment of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA)" (Fact Sheet 045-02, 2002)
pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2002/fs045-02/fs045-02.pdf

"Oil and gas assessment of Central North Slope, Alaska, 2005" (Fact Sheet 2005-3043)
pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3043/

"Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the Central North Slope of Alaska, 2005" (Fact Sheet 2005-3120)
pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3120/

"Geology and resources of some world oil-shale deposits" (Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5294, 2005)
pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5294/pdf/sir5294_508.pdf

Information on world energy trends from World Resources Institute can be found at their EarthTrends site
earthtrends.wri.org/

The Office of Surface Mining, which provides information specifically about coal mining, can be reached at
www.osmre.gov/osm.htm

The Oil Spill Public Information Center in Alaska was established by the U.S. Department of Justice to provide information about the Valdez spill. It is now housed at the Alaska Resource Library and Information Services
www.arlis.org