The BP Annual Energy Review

In conjunction with the release of its World Energy Review, BP has also released an energy charting tool and conversion calculator that allow you to manipulate the data in some very interesting ways.

I played with it to create this chart about U.S. consumption of nuclear energy between 1965 and 2006:
Kudos to BP for doing such a great job. Applications like these really help advance public understanding of energy issues. And it doesn't hurt that they're fun to use too. Dive in, there's no reason for me to have all the fun.