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Old 07-19-2007, 03:40 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
As oil gets more expensive, alternative fuels become more affordable.

I don't see out power being replaced by any one source (in the way that oil is currently). Rather I see us using a number of different fuel supplies.
Maybe governments will shift all those subsidies from the oil companies to those who are developing/producing alternative power. The oil companies will, eventually, either switch over or fade away.
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