Alternative Energy Interest Rising

Besides the hidden phrase in the middle of this article — they are investing far more money in … oil sands — it is a quick look at the shifting perspectives in the major energy players of the world.

In a report scheduled for release Tuesday, the firm, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, concludes that multiple factors will continue pushing the world toward greater use of alternative energy sources like sun and wind power, regardless of what happens to oil prices.

“The focus today on clean energy is not a bubble or passing phenomenon,” the report says. “Unconventional clean energy is now poised to cross the divide and move from the fringes of the energy sector to the mainstream.”

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