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Great idea, but not likely in this political environment. On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Dr. Ann C. Wilkie <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Natural Gas for Vehicles Could Use U.S. Support > > New York Times, June 21, 2012. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/**06/22/business/natural-gas-** > vehicles-are-a-compelling-**target-for-a-federal-program.** > html?_r=2&pagewanted=all<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/business/natural-gas-vehicles-are-a-compelling-target-for-a-federal-program.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all> > > > According to this article, natural gas (NG) is cheap, plentiful, and > less polluting relative to oil, but lacks the infrastructure (i.e. > filling stations) for broad delivery as a vehicle fuel. NG vehicles are > used by some local bus and garbage-truck fleets that operate in a > limited area and can fill up at their own re-fueling stations. Some > stations aimed at consumers are being built but progress is slow. > There’s also a lack of NG vehicles available for consumers to buy in the > US, whereas bi-fuel (use either petrol or NG) vehicles have long been > available in Europe. This article suggests that the Government should > initiate a federal program to build out the necessary natural gas > stations as a means to create jobs for construction workers, save money > for consumers, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. > > -- > ************************************************************************** > Dr. Ann C. Wilkie Tel: (352)392-8699 > Soil and Water Science Department Fax: (352)392-7008 > University of Florida-IFAS > P.O. Box 110960 E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Gainesville, FL 32611-0960 > ______________________________**______________________________**__________ > Campus location: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (Bldg. 246). > http://campusmap.ufl.edu/ > ______________________________**______________________________**__________ > BioEnergy and Sustainable Technology Society > http://grove.ufl.edu/~bests/ > ************************************************************************** >