| President Bush has called for a 22%
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| | Viable energy sources currently being
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| increase in federal grants for research
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| | developed, that can act as alternatives
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| and development of alternative energy.
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| | to mammoth amounts of oil and coal,
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| Unfortunately, the world thirst for oil
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| | include biofuels from things like corn,
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| is growing, not reducing. One of the
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| | sugar cane, and soybeans, refined
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| major problems of transition to
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| | hydroelectric technology, natural gas,
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| alternative energy is that higher oil and
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| | hydrogen fuel cells, the further building
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| gas prices stimulate the economy through
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| | of atomic energy plants, the continued
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| increased employment of industry workers
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| | development of solar energy photovoltaic
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| and service and supply companies who
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| | cells, more research into wind-harnessed
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| support the oil industry, and from oil
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| | power.
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| company profits which keep stocks
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| | The most recently developed wind-turbine
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| lucrative on Wall Street. So, as prices
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| | technologies have brought wind-produced
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| rise, companies and employees and
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| | energy which is more cost efficient as
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| contractors are not always inclined to
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| | well as, typically, more market
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| look for alternatives. But if oil
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| | competitive with conventional energy
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| production starts declining as some
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| | technologies. Solar cell, or photovoltaic
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| scientist and oil executives predict, we
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| | cell, technologies are already
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| may face major supply problems,
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| | implemented in pocket calculators,
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| especially when it comes to
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| | private property lights, US Coast Guard
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| transportation-cars, aircraft, trains and
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| | buoys, and other areas. Because costs are
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| boats for which we have no ready
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| | falling, solar cells are becoming more
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| alternative to petroleum-based fuels.
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| | common on the roofs of housing and
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| Cambridge Energy Research Associates
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| | commercial buildings and building
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| speculate that oil will peak sometime
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| | complexes. Their energy efficiency (the
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| after 2020, but a number of oil
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| | ratio of the amount of work needed to
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| geologists and executives predict it will
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| | cause their energy production versus the
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| happen much sooner. According to a
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| | actual energy production) is steadily on
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| controversial new model developed by a
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| | the rise.
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| Swedish physicist, global oil production
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| | Photovoltaic cells create absolute zero
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| will peak sometime between next year and
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| | pollution while generating electrical
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| 2018 and then decline. While the amount
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| | power. However, photovoltaic cells are
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| of new technologies and infrastructures
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| | not presently as cost effective as
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| that need to be developed and built is
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| | "utility produced" electricity. "PV"
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| staggering, corporation after corporation
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| | cells are not capable at present of
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| is springing up around the world, helped
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| | producing industrial-production amounts
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| by various governments' tax breaks and
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| | of electricity.
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| rebate incentives, to drive forward the
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| | Alternative energies derived from
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| alternative energy mission.
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| | currents, tidal movement, and temperature
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| Alternative or "green" energy becoming
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| | differentials are poised to become a new
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| more profitable to investors and would-be
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| | and predominant form of clean energy.
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| employers, and the continued
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| | Some concerns for such energies have
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| trouble-brewing in the Middle East,
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| | centered around the problems with the
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| Nigeria, and other areas of importance to
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| | deterioration of metals in salt water,
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| the oil-driven economy have made it clear
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| | marine growth such as barnacles, and
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| to Americans that we are in need of
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| | violent storms which have been problems
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| developing new avenues of energy supply
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| | in the past. However, these problems, for
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| and production. Further, allegations that
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| | the most part, have been resolved through
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| petrochemical processing and usage
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| | the use of different, better materials.
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| contribute to global warming are creating
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| | Ocean-produced energy has a huge
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| a world-populace demand for a switch to
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| | advantage because the timing of ocean
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| alternative forms of energy to decrease
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| | currents and waves are well understood
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| damage to the atmosphere.
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| | and reliable.
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