Higher prices would also lead consumers to opt for alternative source of energy, which OPEC would want to avoid.

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They are home to the strangest ecosystems known, in which organisms get by without sunlight, using as an alternative source of energy the sulphurous gases spewed from deep inside the earth.

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And conservative America, once solidly sceptical, is now split over the issue, as Christians concerned about mankind's stewardship of the Earth, neo-cons keen to reduce America's dependency on the Middle East and farmers who see alternative energy as a new potential source of energy come round to the idea of cutting down on carbon.

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The assembly government also drew the committee's fire with its TAN 8 policy for focusing on windfarms as a main source of alternative energy.

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To help us reach that goal, we are working hard to maximize our opportunities related to shale exploration and drilling, electricity generation and distribution, continued development of renewable energy and alternative fuels as well as a continued support for coal, which will remain a vital source of energy for Ohio.

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Equally important, there has been a huge influx of cheap coal from the US, where the discovery of shale gas has provided an even cheaper alternative energy source.

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Axona contains FDA-approved food additives and a special formulation of a fat called caprylic triglyceride, which Accera says provides the brain an alternative energy source to glucose called ketones after the product is metabolized by the liver.

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