

Ursa Major, the third largest drag line in the USA, Black Thunder Coal MIne, Gillette, Wyoming

Black Thunder Mine is Wyoming is the largest coal producer in the United States.

Excavating the Black Thunder open pit coal mine in Wyoming

Antelope and New Rochelle Mines near Gillette, Wyoming

A spectator arrives at an amateur car racing event in Gillette, Wyoming

Amateur car racing event in Gillette, Wyoming

Home-built race cars at amateur racing event in Gillette, Wyoming

Super-sized Hummer runs on alcohol fuel for fast acceleration at a monster car event in Turlock, California

Power boats clog London Bridge canal in Lake Havasu, Arizona

Pleasure boat crusing on Lake Havasu, Arizona

Hoover Dam on the Colorado River is one of the largest hydro-electric facilities in the U.S.

Power lines crossing the Colorado River near the Hoover Dam, Nevada.

Las Vegas strip, Las Vegas, Nevada

Freemont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada

Artificial environments are big energy consumers at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Suburbs of Las Vegas, Nevada

Artificial lakes and heated swimming pools define the lifestyle in suburban Las Vegas, Nevada.

Private golf course, Las Vegas, Nevada

Morning traffic jam, Washington D.C.

Ford Explorer plant, St. Louis, Missouri

Oil refinery complex, Texas City, Texas

Texas City coal yard is continuously wetted down to prevent combustion.

Baytown, Texas

A closeable roof allows Houston's Astro Stadium to be air conditioned.

Cooling tower of the climate control system in Houston's Reliant Stadium

Mountaintop-removal coal mine, Kentucky

Paradise Power Plant, Kentucky. The second largest polluter in the United States.

Clear-cut screened from road, Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Logs await export to Japan in Port Angeles, Washington.

Coal train near Gillette, Wyoming