There is always the factors of gas prices and pollution. And then there is the wide spread knowledge that we need to find alternative fuels and stop polluting the planet. But by becoming environmentally friendly we can lower the unemployment rate, become more efficient and productive, we can invest in new technologies, and oil prices can be changed. Moving forward, these will all prove to, and have already proved, to have a positive impact on this nations economy.

An short excerpt from a research paper for the Advanced Placement Economics class.