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Plummeting Oil Prices Worry Alternative Energy Industry

October 27, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO-If energy prices keep dropping and stay down, future fuels like cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel will have a harder time competing. The same goes for solar and wind power projects, which compete against power plants that burn natural gas.MORE

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