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Climate ChangePortugal Demonstrates What is PossibleOver the last 5 years, Portugal has forged ahead in the use of renewable energy. Now nearly 45 percent of the electricity in their grid comes from renewable sources, up from 17% five years ago. They use a mixture of wind, hydropower, solar and ocean waves, according to an article in the New York Times. Next year, in 2011, Portugal expects to be the first nation to establish a national network of charging stations for electric cars. Prime Minister José Sócrates used a landslide victory in 2005 to push through the program over the objections of the country's fossil fuel companies. It cost him. In 2009 he won by a far smaller percentage. It cost the ratepayers as well. The Portuguese have long paid about twice what Americans pay for electricity and prices have risen 15% in the last five years, accompanied by much grumbling. Climate Change Exacerbates Water Shortages
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