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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Reuters AlertNet - World running out of time for oil alternatives: "PETTEN, Netherlands, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The world could run out of time to develop cleaner alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels before depletion drives prices through the roof, a leading Dutch energy researcher said on Thursday.
Ton Hoff, manager of the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, said it could take decades to make alternatives affordable to the point where they can be used widely, although high oil prices were already stimulating such research."

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