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Politics : Manmade Global Warming, A hoax? A Scam? or a Doomsday Cult?

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From: Don Hurst	8/12/2010 8:11:59 PM
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Quite interesting description of what a country can do if it sets out to do it... >>" Portugal Gives Itself a Clean-Energy Makeover "<< nytimes.com From the article... >>" If the United States is to catch up to countries like Portugal, energy experts say, it must overcome obstacles like a fragmented, outdated energy grid poorly suited to renewable energy; a historic reliance on plentiful and cheap supplies of fossil fuels, especially coal; powerful oil and coal industries that often oppose incentives for renewable development; and energy policy that is heavily influenced by individual states. The relative costs of an energy transition would inevitably be higher in the United States than in Portugal. But as the expense of renewable power drops, an increasing number of countries see such a shift as worthwhile, said Alex Klein, research director, clean and renewable power generation, at IHS. “The cost gap will close in the next decade, but what you get right away is an energy supply that is domestically controlled and safer,” Mr. Klein said. "<<

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