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The Green Energy Economy: What It Will Take to Get There

Everyone agrees it's time to get serious about renewable energy, but the barriers go beyond technology

By Kent Garber

Posted March 20, 2009

Giant turbine blades lie awaiting new construction at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's wind technology center on the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado. (John Moore/Getty Images)

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