NEW YORK, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- From a credit research perspective, sky-high oil and gas prices may be creating the best environment yet for alternative energy companies, according to Standard & Poor's in a special report to be published on Monday, October 17. According to research performed by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, in the current lending and oil price environment, nearly any rating at all seems sufficient to secure financing for these projects, which include wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydropower. These and other findings can be found in CreditWeek, the investment research leader's weekly magazine on credit risk. >:)