9. Greenhouse Emissions.

A disappointment to many in terms of the limitations of new policy but it was a “new beginning” for establishing new habits relating to energy and the environment. These new energy policy reforms will set a new course over the next few years. Concern about the environment and a shift away from oil has already started to reshape the corporate landscape. When giants like Exxon Mobile spend $31 billion to buy natural-gas giants like XTO you know the tide has changed. Businesses will soon start paying a price to emit greenhouse gases, making natural gas more attractive. There are already signs of more dramatic change on the ground. For example, Coulomb Technologies is installing 4,000 recharging stations for electric cars in the Southwest. There’s real evidence that an alternative-energy grid will emerge on a mass scale during the next few years.

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