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Are High Oil and Gas Prices a Catalyst for Renewables?

Date Posted: 
March 15, 2011
Publisher: 
LA Times

An article in the LA Times questions whether renewable energy will become a more viable option in the near future due to the recent upswing in oil prices. Renewable energy advocates hope that the convergence of high oil prices, concerns about climate change, pollution, and a limited supply of fossil fuels leads to lasting interest in developing wind, solar and other alternative energy sources.

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