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Slugcatcher: As reality dawns, oil and gas beats green dreams, again

History is repeating as every alternative to oil and gas is tried without much success

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Oil drilling derricks at oilfield. Oil will be needed for a long time yet.

Oil drilling derricks. Oil will be needed for a long time yet.

Replacing oil and gas in a modern economy just got a little more difficult as two more alternative energy sources ran into headwinds, reminding Slugcatcher of a famous quip by Winston Churchill. It...

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