he Big Energy Chill
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This winter's heating bills may mark a turn to the new era of higher
oil prices. But there's an upside: the business case for alternatives
is warming up quickly.
By Brad Stone
Newsweek International
Dec. 5, 2005 issue - Energy prices are starting to make the rich world
feel poor. The European Union recently warned that heating costs are
set to rise "sharply," even in nations like France, where the state
still controls the bills. In Japan, spiking prices have prompted a
flood of media reports on how to cut costs (try laying newspaper under
the carpets). Fuel bills are even turning Americans against their
McMansions. Gina Martin of Mentor, Ohio, says she has come to hate the
house she loved, a six-bedroom giant, as she faces $700-a-month heating
bills this winter. "Something is very wrong with this picture," says
Martin.
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