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Re: fast.money post# 318

Tuesday, 06/19/2012 10:35:01 AM

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:35:01 AM

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$ECTH Factors contributing to a global shift towards renewable energy sources include:

The cost of fossil fuel has been generally rising and is likely to continue to rise in the future.
Many countries, including the U.S., depend on foreign resources for a majority of their domestic energy needs. Concerns over political and economic instability in some of the leading energy producing regions of the world are encouraging consuming countries to diversify their sources of energy.
Environmental concerns regarding the by-products of fossil fuels have led many countries and several US states to agree to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases associated with the use of fossil fuels and to adopt policies promoting the development of cleaner technologies.
Many countries have adopted policies to provide government incentives for the development and use of renewable energy sources, such as subsidies to encourage the commercialization of renewable energy power generation.
In many parts of the world, the existing electricity infrastructure is insufficient to meet projected, and in some places, existing demand.

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