Editor's Note: Jon D. Markman writes a weekly column for CNBC on MSN Money that is republished here on TheStreet.com.
Even though the market is throwing a temper tantrum this summer over the concurrent bursting of the private-equity bubble, the credit bubble and the real estate bubble, at least one truth remains self-evident: The world is still running out of oil, and the one-two punch of rising Asian demand and broadening environmental restrictions make both alternative and "clean" energy look increasingly like a sure bet.
To be sure, the alternative-energy field is filled with rogues, bogus elixirs and questionable technologies, including such weird ideas as harvesting the power of algae grown in giant plastic baggies. Yet there are quite a few serious efforts in the marketplace today that are well-grounded and potentially very profitable. ...
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