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Executive Summary
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... in the energy future of the United States. The ERP performs fundamental research to understand the origin and recoverability of fossil energy resources and conducts assessments of their future availability.
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... The panel believes that the ERP fulfills a mission essential to the federal government, and therefore, it recommends that the ERP develop a formal mission statement and a strategic plan that fits within and contributes to the mission statements and strategic plans adopted recently for the GD and for the USGS as a whole.
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... Oil, natural gas, and coal provide most of the energy currently used and, as a result, are the focus of the resource assessments and related research conducted by the ERP. Because there are many uncertainties in our energy future, the panel recommends that the ERP portfolio be broadened to include geologically based energy resources beyond oil, gas, and coal, and that the ERP develop priorities for long-term balance among the various energy resources as part of the implementation of its strategic plan.
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... Evolution of the activities of the ERP should be guided by a continuing strategic planning process that involves a portfolio of energy sources and anticipates changing policy environments and new developments in science and technology. Renewal of scientific and technical expertise is a critical issue for the evolution of the ERP.
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... The panel notes that the ERP should look for opportunities for improvement of communications between the oil and gas and the coal subprograms, and the panel encourages the ERP to continue to strengthen its public outreach. The panel believes that the ERP has built a solid foundation upon which a successful future program can be built.
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