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The $100 dollar barrel was a huge mistake, if the price was engineered through cartel maneuvers. It launched shale oil but, much more importantly, it made solar cheaper one decade ahead of time.

The solar energy cat is out of the bag[1], it will forever loom over oil.

[1] http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/striking-chart-sh...




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