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Prof. John Sterman on high gas prices   July 11, 2007 High gas prices may not only be desirable, but vital, said MIT Sloan Prof. John Sterman. A recent study he co-wrote found that sustained high gasoline prices are a critical factor in developing US markets for alternative-fuel vehicles. But prices would need to go up to and remain at European levels of $4 to $5 a gallon, he says: Christian Science Monitor, 6/11/07 CBS News Web site, 6/11/07 Deseret News, 6/11/07