This volume focuses on the research achievements of the earth sciences in developing the nation's energy resources and on the efforts that still must be made toward solving current and future problems. Contributors point out that efficient exploration for energy resources, evaluation and development of these resources, and effective control of asso

Overview -- Federal Objectives and Organizations Relative to the Geosciences -- The Impact of University Geoscience Programs on Critical Energy Resources -- Hydrocarbon Resources and Related Problems -- Coal -- Geothermal Resources -- Nuclear Energy Resources -- Energy, Environment, and the Geosciences