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Article: Abu Dhabi Explores Energy Alternatives was discussed in this morning.

"On the outskirts of t his Persian Gulf Boomtown, past an oil refinery and a water desalination plant, the foundations are being poured for an ambitious project that will house a research fcility and perhaps even a power plant, all intended to take this oil-producting giant into the next energy wave. Oil, However, will have nothing to do with it. The sun, the wind and hydrogen will. United Arab Emirates, the fourth larges OPEC oil producer with about 10 percent of the known reserves is seeking to become a center for the development and implementation of clean energy technology. United Arab Emirates has been singled out as one of the worlds' highest per capita emitters of carbon monoxide and other greenhouse gases. UAE maintain a luxurious life of air-conditioning, chilled swimming pools and even an indoor ski slope in the emirate of Dubai, a neighbor of Abu Dhabi UAE say the Masdar project is on way to reduce demand for fossile fuels internally. UAE is only the most serious among Persian Gulf oil-producing countries whose thirst for electrical power has spawned efforts to find other sources of energy to save high value fossil fuels for export. Gulf states get their water from desalinating gulf waters, an energy-intensive process. Saudi Arabia and other gulf states began a research program looking into nuclear power. Iran which has faced off with the US and other international powers, insists that its nuclearn program is intended to serve mounting engery demands domestically..................................... (click on this link for more info: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/world/middleeast/18abudhabi.html?ex=1331870400&en=e87584d7bf64715a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)

War is costing us tons of money and already busy with Iraq etc. Too bad we can't use the money on getting involve with Energy Alternatives. Why aren't we as US done this any sooner!!!! We see the growth of renewable energy as an opportunity, not as a problem.

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